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The focus of the SNJO’s 2009 album, Rhapsody in Blue Live, Gershwin’s jazz age classic is being given a fresh re-orchestration by SNJO artistic director, saxophonist Tommy Smith to celebrate its centenary. Two of the concerts will see the SNJO [...]
A first look through the BBC Proms Press Release reveals a few jazz and jazz-related events (with extracts from the press release in inverted commas). Booking opens on 16 May. Link to Proms homepage below. 24 July Nick Drake: An [...]
In today’s first of four monthly announcements, the EFG London Jazz Festival announces 24 shows for the first time today. Jamie Cullum’s show at the RFH has already been announced and is sold out. LISTING Friday, 15 Nov Opening Gala: [...]
The Darius Brubeck Quartet (Darius Brubeck – piano, Dave O’Higgins – sax, Matt Ridley – bass, Wesley Gibbens – drums) will play at Jazz Café POSK, Saturday 11 May 2024, their first appearance at the Hammersmith venue. UKJazz News: We [...]
(Extract from fundraiser text, set up by Daniela Clynes) “We are setting up this crowd funding appeal to show our love and support for our dear friend, Anita Wardell; widely known and much loved in the UK & Australia (her [...]
While some well-established city jazz venues may be struggling to keep their doors open, here’s an encouraging story from an unexpected corner of the country. Kings Bromley, a small village in Staffordshire, held its inaugural jazz club night in March [...]
Here is the full statement of the announcement of the “sudden closure” of The Jazz Bar, which has been central to the Edinburgh jazz community for decades (statement begins) “To our loyal patrons, musicians and friends. It is with a [...]
Evan Parker, one of the formative and transformative figures in the music of our time, celebrates his 80th birthday today, 5 April 2024. We (*) asked friends and colleagues to send birthday greetings: Joshua Abrams: psi science spiritintersection within breathwry [...]
John Etheridge’s Blue Spirits will be performing at a Benefit Concert for the Herne Bay Jazz Festival at the King’s Hall in Herne Bay on 20 April. In this interview, John talks about guitars…Sting…the passing of John Marshall…and starts with [...]
Neil Hughes, Jazz Director at the Buxton International Festival talks about his approach to programming the festival this year, and picks four personal highlights. It’s an interesting conundrum…how DO you follow up from 2023’s “Wynton Marsalis at the Opera House”…? [...]
