Multi-award-winning trumpeter/bandleader Henry Spencer’s album The Defector received an abundance of critical praise around its release in September 2023. Featuring fellow stalwarts of the British jazz scene Ant Law (guitar), Matt Robinson (keyboards), Andrew Robb (bass) and Dave Ingamells (drums) – [...]
Ahead of her live performance at Lighthouse, Poole on Friday 28 March, Emily Masser talks about her friendship with Alex Clarke, her new album, her family inspiration… UK Jazz News: I note you went to Chetham’s School of Music in [...]
Bassist Marcus Vergette finds time for gigging and recording alongside his career as a sculptor, working the North Devon farm where he lives and, now, launching a record label, Nightjar Records, to highlight new music from the South West. Jon [...]
Cheltenham Jazz Festival, a cornerstone of the UK music calendar, is gearing up for its 2025 edition with an exciting lineup that promises to captivate audiences from Wednesday, 30 April, to Monday, 5 May. As part of Cheltenham Festivals’ 80th-anniversary [...]
Named after a magic number with both mathematical and mystical significance, 137 is what used to be called a supergroup playing a very contemporary and experimental update on what used to be called jazz-rock. Adrian Utley of Portishead plays guitar; [...]
“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 [...]
It just took a swaying bass line that immediately made bodies move in sympathy, pattering brushes on the snare leaning on the offbeat, a rising and falling pentatonic pattern with trumpet and trombone blending with a signature harmony, and the [...]
It was a minute or two before the instantly recognisable sound of Andy Sheppard’s tenor drifted across the stage at the start of the gig on the last day of the Bristol Jazz Festival. There was an almost audible collective [...]
The Swanage Jazz Festival programme has just been announced, and tickets are now on sale. FULL PROGRAMME LISTINGS (*) Friday 12 July – From 4pm The Wonder of Stevie with Derek Nash and Noel McCallaIan Shaw and Tony Kofi – [...]
“One of the most unique adventures that I’ve made in the jazz world,” says Gwilym Simcock of his new trio. The Wiltshire Music Centre describes this concert – the same line-up is also appearing at Kings Place – as follows: [...]
