Originally from Canterbury in Kent, Suzy Jackson studied for a B.Mus at King’s College London, which has a partnership with the Royal Academy of Music, and where she studied flute. Suzy ran the University of London’s Big Band from 2009-2011, [...]
“I’ve become the musician that I am by daring to do these things!” Luise Volkmann is a force of nature. 2022 will see the Cologne-based saxophonist and composer perform across Europe with her trio Autochrom (alongside bassist Athina Kontou and [...]
Drummer, composer and producer Romarna Campbell (*) talks about meeting her teenage inspirations, how she nearly gave up drums and the complex challenges of being a Black woman in music. 26-year-old drummer, composer and producer Romarna Campbell potters around her [...]
Rachael Cohen’s lively presence on stage and her playing always create an atmosphere and climate of positivity and energy, even in the most surprising circumstances. This feature is part of a pan-European initiative “International Women’s Day celebrated by European Jazz [...]
Anastasia Wolkenstein, originally from Magdeburg in the former East Germany, lives and works in Regensburg in eastern Bavaria. Her company, Agentur Wolkenstein, which she has run since 2009, has an artist list that might appear short (Anastasia has been known [...]
Swiss pianist and composer Gisela Horat will be in concert with her trio at Jazz Cafe POSK on Saturday, 19 March 2022. Gisela Horat was surrounded by music during her upbringing in a small mountain village in the canton of [...]
Ciyo Brown is a musician who has worked with greats of jazz, pop and reggae is getting vocal on his new album. This feature by John Bungey tells the story of a guitarist and “gentleman of jazz” finding his true [...]
London-born Pianist Alexander Bryson will launch his debut album The Alexander Bryson Trio (Hardbop Records) on Monday 21 March 2022 at Pizza Express Dean Street. His trio features Jeremy Brown and Matt Fishwick. UKJN: Could you tell me about your [...]
Pianist, bandleader, composer and educator Nikki Iles is a central figure in British jazz. At UKJN we are pleased start off this year’s series of International Women’s Day features, now in their 12th year, with this interview by John Fordham. [...]
Philip Watson’s biography “Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music” will be published by Faber on 17 March 2022. Philip Watson has been a prolific feature writer on a broad range of subjects for [...]
