Southport Jazz Festival has a mission. As Festival Director Emma Holcroft explains, it is “to champion the next generation of jazz talent, with a strong focus on supporting women in jazz and nurturing young musicians,” and also “offering performance opportunities [...]
There’s always something melancholy, in a music that thrives on community, about a solo album. “I’m trying to bring you right into the room with me” says Ned Rothenberg in the press materials accompanying this recording, but it’s a room [...]
If the notion of Gothic Jazz didn’t previously exist, this new album by the keyboard and drums duo of Hume and May might force its invention. The latest release in their 25-year career with the legendary avant-garde Leo label – [...]
The eminent French jazz broadcaster Alex Dutilh had a very clear view on current trends in European jazz and music related to it when he came back from jazzahead earlier this year (link below). He sees the avant-garde and the [...]
