The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr. His new album Old Knew – recorded with Joel Ross (vibraphone), Paul Cornish (piano), Harish Raghavan (bass), and Kendrick Scott (drums) – was released 7 [...]
There are few sounds that capture the joy of the festive season quite like a big band in full swing. Glittering brass, lush strings, and the velvet tones of classic vocals conjure an atmosphere of timeless celebration, and nobody delivers [...]
Broadway World reviewed the show “The Best of Ann Hampton Callaway” in New York, and commented: “Callaway, more regularly known as the eighth wonder of the world, actually IS the best.” She brings the show into an ideal setting, Crazy [...]
“It’s going to be a night to remember!” says Claire Martin of the Jazz Repertory Company’s latest project in recreating memorable moments from jazz history…with strings attached. Peter Vacher explains: Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company has long since made London’s [...]
Roberto Gatto has had a remarkable career spanning more than half a century and crossing genres, languages, and generations of Italian (and international) jazz. A Roman drummer with an inexhaustible personality, Gatto has written essential pages in the story of [...]
Having to narrow down Stephen Sondheim’s remarkable repertoire to just 11 songs was “an almost impossibly tough task” says singer Ian Shaw. His consummate exploration of the work of the late American composer, who revolutionised American musical theatre, brings out [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and guitarist, bandleader, and composer Glenn Crytzer. His new project, The Songbook Sessions, is a 250-song anthology of standards and obscurities recorded live during the pandemic with his quartet: Mike [...]
In the 70s, London-based jazz fusion band Swift didn’t even come close to making a breakthrough. Indeed, they never even managed to so much as darken the door of a recording studio. Legendary Melody Maker critic Chris Welch (also a [...]
Nicknames decorate the jazz landscape. Some were titles bestowed in admiration: ‘King’ Joe Oliver, Lester ‘Pres’ Young, ‘Duke’ Ellington, ‘Count’ Basie, Billie ‘Lady Day’ Holiday. Then there were the monickers affectionately rooted in physical appearance: Louis ‘Satchmo’ (contraction of ‘Satchelmouth’) [...]
The EFG London Jazz Festival is merely weeks away – the capital feels ready to burst with anticipation for what’s to come. No doubt jazz enthusiasts have already booked their tickets to their favourite artist’s shows… but those with their [...]
