A press release from Guildhall School earlier today, 11 October 2023, states: “Guildhall School of Music & Drama is very pleased to announce Dr Jo Lawry as Head of Jazz, starting in February 2024. (PRESS RELEASE CONTINUES) Dr Jo Lawry [...]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry figures who work with and hire musicians who [...]
Well here’s a surprise! Australian-born Jo Lawry is best known as a singer with Sting (‘backing singer’ rather under-rates her role I think) with whom she has toured the world, complementing the songsmith’s vocals. She demonstrated a memorable and endearing [...]
South Australia-born singer Jo Lawry’s new album “Acrobats” with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Allison Miller, is released on Whirlwind Recordings on 10 February. There is also a UK/ Ireland/ Switzerland tour starting this weekend in Poole. List [...]
Journey To Where (Stoney Lane Records) is a beautiful and thoughtful duo album on which Trish Clowes plays a mixture of jazz and classical repertoire with pianist Ross Stanley. This is music of great sensitivity, strength and also charm. Clowes’ [...]
Ahead of her live performance at Lighthouse, Poole on Friday 28 March, Emily Masser talks about her friendship with Alex Clarke, her new album, her family inspiration… UK Jazz News: I note you went to Chetham’s School of Music in [...]
Alto saxophonist Will Vinson hails from England but established a great many of his musical collaborations while living in New York City. He has appeared and/or recorded with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, Jonathan Kreisberg, Marcus Gilmore, Chris Potter, [...]
Appearances in London by Billy Childs are rare, so his presence last night at Milton Court was reason enough to head out and hear him. The California pianist/composer was the star of a big and fascinatingly complex project, the whole [...]
Glenn Zaleski is a New York-based pianist originally from Boylston, MA. He has made a name for himself playing with the likes of Ravi Coltrane, Cécile McLorin Salvant, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Yotam Silberstein, Lage Lund, Ari Hoenig, and many [...]
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, Guildhall Jazz Singers, directed by Scott StromanGuildhall Jazz Percussion Ensemble, directed by Adriano Adewale & Ines LoubetSilk Street Concert Hall. 28 June 2024 “To celebrate four decades of jazz at Guildhall is to celebrate Scott Stroman”, said [...]
