The full programme for the manchester jazz festival (mjf) is announced, and tickets are on sale. CEO and Artistic Director Steve Mead notes: “mjf is acknowledged for championing northern talent, under-the-radar artists and debuts of new music, as well as [...]
The GAB Album, recorded in one day at the Cowshed studio, is the debut album from The GAB Trio, a band that’s been playing live, mostly around London, for a couple of years. Guitarist, composer and bandleader Clement Regert is [...]
‘Embrace the Now’ is a new show by multi-faceted German musician Ada Morghe who will be at Pizza Express in Holborn on 11th March 2024. Joined by her all-star, favourite band-mates who play on her last three albums, Livingstone Brown [...]
Milan-born singer-songwriter and drummer Eleonora Claps has been based in London since 2007. Her second album, 10pm, to be launched on 22 March, consists of ten original songs, and is a “reflection on the speed and challenges of modern life, [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and alto saxophonist Jim Snidero, who just released a new trio album, For All We Know, featuring bassist Peter Washington, drummer Joe Farnsworth, and no chordal instrument. It was released [...]
Julie Sassoon is a Manchester-born pianist and composer. She came to the attention of critics and audiences in 2000, when she formed the remarkable ‘Azilut!’ trio with drummer Bart van Helsdingen and reeds player Lothar Ohlmeier. Whether touring with Max [...]
Taking inspiration from “old creepy silent films and broken machines”, the darkly atmospheric music of Karja / Renard / Wandinger weaves a narrow path between free improvisation and contemporary composition. First coming together in Tallinn February 2020, the group comprises [...]
The Swanage Jazz Festival programme has just been announced, and tickets are now on sale. FULL PROGRAMME LISTINGS (*) Friday 12 July – From 4pm The Wonder of Stevie with Derek Nash and Noel McCallaIan Shaw and Tony Kofi – [...]
