Latest Jazz News from London and beyond
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 [...]
‘Cascade’, the first single from pianist Joy Ellis‘s new album Peaceful Place is released today. Why the title…? “because of the cascading left hand piano…” says Joy Ellis
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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. [...]
As part of its preparations for welcoming the worldwide jazz community back to Bremen this year, jazzahead! (28 April – 1 May) has already let it be known that there will be a lot more space for the event. This [...]
In continuation of his tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall, Christian McBride will return with Inside Straight to perform a concert at the hall on Monday, 21 March, with a £5 ticket offer for under-35s. Bassist Christian McBride made his [...]
An exceptional line up is announced for Pizza Express Dean Street at lunchtime on 26 March: The performers announced so far are: Norma Winstone (vocals), Ian Shaw (vocals), Pete Churchill (vocals and piano)Iain MacKenzie (vocals), Simon Spillett (saxophone), Karen Sharp [...]
Joy Ellis: “I feel this is the first time I’ve been able to express myself as a piano player” She’s known as an up-and-coming singer-songwriter but for her third album, Peaceful Place, Joy Ellis has opted to record a purely [...]
Saxophonist Brandon Allen will launch The Stanley Turrentine Project (Ubuntu Music) on 4 March at the 606 Club. The album pays tribute to the music of one of his influences, Stanley Turrentine. The single Fool on the Hill” is released [...]
Detroit-born singer Carla Cook is making a rare visit to London. She will be at Pizza Express Dean Street on 2 March with the trio of Matyas Gayer (piano), Mark Hodgson (bass) and Stephen Keogh (drums). Nominated for a Grammy [...]
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club recently announced their concert season from April to June. Among the performers are Joe Lovano, Donny McCaslin and Fergus McCreadie. Joe Lovano, a titans of the saxophone, will be back in London in May. Lovano’s emergence [...]
