This autumn, Grammy-winning pianist and vocalist Diana Krall returns to the UK for two special performances as part of her extensive 2025 European tour. The Canadian jazz icon will appear at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on Saturday 4 October, followed by [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with harpist, composer, and bandleader Brandee Younger. Her new album, Gadabout Season, featuring bassist-producer Rashaan Carter and drummer Allan Mednard, as well as guests Shabaka, Courtney Bryan, Niia, and Josh Johnson, was [...]
“I want this festival to continue offering discovery, strong musical experiences, and meaningful opportunities for both artists and audiences,” says Vincent Bessières, the newly appointed Artistic Director of Jazzdor, taking over from Philippe Ochem. Although this is Bessières‘ first time [...]
Steve Lands is an American trumpeter based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Throughout his almost twenty-year career, he has established himself as one of the most versatile instrumentialists of his generation, touring and recording with such names as Grammy-winner PJ Morton, [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and Chilean vocalist, guitarist, and composer Camila Meza. Her new album, Portal, released 30 May via GroundUp Music, features the core band of pianist and co-producer Shai Maestro, drummer Ofri [...]
I’m very sad to hear that legendary London bassist Dill Katz has passed away. Dill was a really great musician and generous connector of people. I did my very first gig in London with him when I was aged 18 [...]
Morgan Enos, who writes the regular Mondays with Morgan column for us, grew up in Southern California. Here is his personal tribute to Brian Wilson: Professionally writing about jazz over the past five or six years has been a clinic [...]
Berlin-based double bassist, composer and bandleader Haggai Cohen-Milo – bassist in the Omer Klein Trio – releases his ambitious new album Gravitations on 13 June. Known for his genre-defying approach, he presents a set of new pieces that re-imagine great [...]
Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 2022, Brighton-born drummer Kai Craig has been on a journey that has seen him move from London to Paris to New York, where he is currently based. Now aged 24, his [...]
“I’ve always been very open-minded!” declares pianist James Pearson cheerfully. And he’s not joking because this extraordinarily versatile musician has over the decades not only led his own jazz trio, long the house band at Ronnie Scott’s, and toured with [...]
