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Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke(Kings Place Hall One. 11 July 2024. Review by Tom Step) International jazz icons Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke played their first show in London since the release of their duo album ‘Lean In’ in May [...]
Mark Winkler with special guest Claire Martin(Pizza Express Soho. 9 July 2024. Review by Barb Jungr) Spoiler alert, dear readers. I am a friend of Claire Martin’s and therefore also Mark Winkler as she introduced us some years ago, so [...]
Christian McBride’s Ursa Major Quintet (Supreme Standards tent, Love Supreme festival, Sunday 7 July 2024. Review by Adam McCulloch) It feels as though the ubiquitous bass master Christian McBride has been around forever, such has been his meteoric career since [...]
Daniel García, Reinier Elizarde, Michael Olivera (Ronnie Scott’s. 5 July 2024. First House. Review by Sebastian Scotney. Photos by Robert Crowley) Salamanca-born, Madrid-based Daniel García is, rightly, becoming better known. He turned 40 last year and is at the forefront [...]
We sent Tony Dudley-Evans to review this year’s instalment of the Monheim Triennale, a unique music festival located between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Read on for a recounting of his experience there, including improvisations by first-time musical pairings, and a truly [...]
Sam Braysher Quartet feat. Sara Dowling (Pizza Express Live. That’s Him: The Music of Kurt Weill album launch. 1 July 2024. Review by Richard Lee) As recently previewed by Kai Hoffmann on this site (link below), Sam Braysher introduced his [...]
In the first of UKJN’s reports from this year’s 42nd Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige, 28 June to 7 July, Ralf Dombrowski reports on: – No Sax No Clar– Maria Faust’s “Mass of Mary”– Malstrom– Bonbon Flamme-Oli Steidle– Y-Otis We include [...]
The last of this year’s four serenade concerts was a departure into new territory . “We wanted to bring in a different sonic palette,” explained Andreas Meixner, who alongside Professor Stefan Baier is artistic director of the concert series at [...]
Cécile McLorin Savant, Dan Tepfer, Thomas Enhco and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Three time Grammy winner, Cécile McLorin Salvant is an unlikely diva, in her billowy harlequin smock of fuschia, turquoise and lime and her retro spectacles; yet she instantly [...]
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, Guildhall Jazz Singers, directed by Scott StromanGuildhall Jazz Percussion Ensemble, directed by Adriano Adewale & Ines LoubetSilk Street Concert Hall. 28 June 2024 “To celebrate four decades of jazz at Guildhall is to celebrate Scott Stroman”, said [...]
