Guitarist Nigel Price, one of the most pro-active and creative musicians it is our pleasure to know … unsurprisingly… has used the time during lockdown when he couldn’t tour to expand his online activity. He has mainly been using Patreon. [...]
You may have heard British singer Georgia Mancio in one of her duo sets, opening for the main acts in the ReVoice! Festival she organises at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, or on one of her many British gigs. The [...]
Guitarist Nigel Price (with John Kye*) has made a documentary in which he interviews some of the volunteer promoters whose devotion and hard work enables the grassroots jazz scene and for touring circuits in the UK to function. The documentary [...]
“My very talented (and slightly crazy) friend Emily Masser is walking 130 miles from Swanage Jazz Festival to Pizza Express Soho in 5 days. She’s doing it to raise money for Nigel Price’s fantastic charity, Grassroots Jazz which does great [...]
Paul Kelly, Festival Chair of Swanage Jazz Festival, writes: “Swanage Jazz Festival is back this July with the 34th Festival running Friday 11 – Sunday 13 July. We have sought to achieve our usual balance of the popular, the new [...]
2025 is the fourth time that Claire Martin has curated a Jazz Festival at Iford Manor near Bradford-on-Avon, with its Grade 1 listed garden and numerous listed structures. The event is increasingly popular and a number of the events are [...]
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 [...]
“230 Musicians 50 Bands 1 Stroller Ticket….“ (Festival poster). “A well-balanced, diverse programme of quality music.” (Festival Director Paul Kelly.) Swanage Jazz Festival will take place from 12 to 14 July 2024. All sorts of jazz events or festive gatherings [...]
Sebastian writes: the news coverage – about the attempt under way to raise money to re-open The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh has been extensive. The Crowdfunder has now raised over £30,000 and the Edinburgh Evening News is reporting that the [...]
St Ann’s church is an established festival venue for Manchester Jazz Festival and the concert by Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley continued this tradition as the only concert taking place there in the 29th festival. The great acoustic of the [...]
