The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, corto.alto and singer Georgia Cécile head up the jazz contingent at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival, which takes place across the city from Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2025. The SNJO features in two [...]
Satori’s opener ‘Old Happyhansel’, with its neat little tenor theme leading into a measured solo over a steady lope from the rhythm team, suggests a session in classic saxophone trio mode. That would be welcome if done this well. Josephine [...]
Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb specialise in a particular brand of Nordic jazz, marrying the lilting and slow evolving piano, Wurlitzer and synth work of Nikolaj Svaneborg with the detailed percussion-work laid down by drummer Jonas Kardyb. Drawing on everything from [...]
Tony Haynes’ recent death at 83 is a loss on so many levels – a loss to family, friends and colleagues but also to the diverse musical communities of East London whom he served with such passion. Haynes’ achievements deserve [...]
