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Sebastian writes: the news coverage – about the attempt under way to raise money to re-open The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh has been extensive. The Crowdfunder has now raised over £30,000 and the Edinburgh Evening News is reporting that the [...]
Co-Motion, one of this year’s noteworthy jazz releases, is a collaboration between Belgian drummer Kobe Gregoir and Dutch/Congolese spoken word artist, Danielle Zawadi. Kobe’s considerable compositional nous harks back to the halcyon hard bop days of the 1960s. Sturdily constructed [...]
No One Gets Saved by Bag of Bones (Rick Simpson/Riley Stone-Lonegan/Oli Hayhurst/Will Glaser) was released on 577 Records on 31 May. Liam Noble was originally commissioned to write a liner note for the album, which was not published (*). Here are [...]
Trumpeter/composer Sam Massey’s debut album with Superlocrian, Hills & Valleys, is released on 7 June. The album launch will take place on 5 June at Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zédel on Piccadilly. Superlocrian is an acoustic chamber-jazz septet featuring Gavin Mallett [...]
“A really nice, cohesive feeling; Dave [Whitford] and Tim [Giles] are a great rhythm section,” says pianist Richard Fairhurst. Fairhurst’s new trio album ‘Inside Out’ is released by Ubuntu Music on 14 June. The trio tours the UK from June, [...]
Tutu Puoane, Ewout Pierreux, Brice Soniano, James Williams Tutu Puoane’s UK debut as leader at Ronnie Scott’s was a masterclass in improvisation, and also in how to relate to an audience. It was a rainy Thursday afternoon outside, but the [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and pianist, composer and bandleader Marta Sanchez. Sanchez is out with a new album – her first leading a trio – titled Perpetual Void. Therein, she’s joined by bassist Christopher [...]
María Kim Grand is a Swiss-Argentinian tenor saxophonist and composer. She moved to New York in 2011 and quickly became the protégée of legendary musicians such as Billy Harper, and Antoine Roney, as well as NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman. [...]
