Dermot Rogers tells the story of how he relaunched Ireland’s first jazz label Livia Records, and discovered a trove of landmark recordings by Irish guitar legend Louis Stewart. Several have been remastered and reissued, with recordings from other notable Irish [...]
Harry Mitchell is an Australian pianist and composer. He was named Young Australian Jazz Musician of the Year at the 2017 Australian Bell Jazz Awards and the following year he won the West Australian Music (WAM) award for Best Pianist. [...]
The sad news of Ustad Zakir Hussain’s passing has left the musical and cultural world in profound shock and sorrow. The son of the late, great Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Ji carried forward his father’s legacy with extraordinary brilliance, while [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s recap of pianist, composer, and conductor Arturo O’Farrill’s performance entitled Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley, which took place on 14 December at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn. O’Farrill was joined by his Afro [...]
Carolin Pook is a German-born violinist, composer, improviser, conductor & drummer from Brooklyn/New York. She creates and conducts music that is tailored to the featured performers and part improvised, part written, while melting those in a seamless way into one [...]
In just a few years, Nod Knowles’ January jazz jamboree in Bath has become a bit of a local institution, as well as being the first notable jazz event of the year anywhere in the country. The programme for the [...]
Cheltenham Jazz Festival, a cornerstone of the UK music calendar, is gearing up for its 2025 edition with an exciting lineup that promises to captivate audiences from Wednesday, 30 April, to Monday, 5 May. As part of Cheltenham Festivals’ 80th-anniversary [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with pianist, composer, and arranger Bill O’Connell. His new album, Touch – to be released 17 January via Jojo Records – features bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Billy Hart. Links to purchase [...]
Florian Hoefner was born and raised in Germany, and now lives in Canada. A JUNO Award-winner, he has performed at festivals including Jazz Baltica, ACACIA Jazz Festival, Jazz in Situ in Ecuador and Tremplin Jazz d’Avignon, where his group was [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with singer April May Webb, winner of the 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The so-called SASSY Awards took place on 24 November, and Webb won out against Syndee Winters [...]
