In recent years, pianist and composer Lynne Arriale has produced music that reflects what she sees as the social turmoil and division now present in the world. Chimes of Freedom, from 2020, focussed on migration and refugees; 2022’s The Lights [...]
The third episode of the fortnightly Tea Hive video series by Becky Alice and Rebecka Edlund is a tribute to American experimental vocalist and educator Jay Clayton (1941-2023). There is a “how did she do that” moment at [07:55] when [...]
Norwegian jazz collective Wako, nominated last year at the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) awards for best jazz album of 2022, will return to Jazz Café POSK on Friday 16 February, just under a year after their enthusiastically received March 2023 concert. [...]
Esther Bennett‘s performance at Café POSK on Friday night was a total triumph. She’s a well loved vocal master on the London scene, and her contributions are always innovative and thought provoking. Her dedication to her hometown of Birmingham is a particularly [...]
“One of the most unique adventures that I’ve made in the jazz world,” says Gwilym Simcock of his new trio. The Wiltshire Music Centre describes this concert – the same line-up is also appearing at Kings Place – as follows: [...]
Last night. 4 February 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, the 2024/ 66th GRAMMY Awards took place. We first list the winners in the jazz categories (A) , and then the jazz winners in other categories (B), [...]
Mina Cho is a multifaceted scholar, jazz pianist, and composer with a specialization in Korean music and history. Originally from Seoul, she holds a faculty position at Emerson College’s Performing Arts Department, where she imparts knowledge in global music courses, [...]
