In the latest of our series where musicians write about their inspirations and idols, Ken Schaphorst, composer, performer, educator – fuller biography below (*) – writes about George Russell (1923-2009). Ken Schaphorst will direct a concert to mark the George [...]
In UKJN’s series where musicians write about their inspirations and idols, composer, arranger and orchestrator Paul Mottram writes about Tim Garland. Paul Mottram’s music has been featured in such beloved British television shows as The Great British Bake Off, The [...]
In the latest of our series where musicians consider idols, or formative influences, Liam Noble writes about his favourite tracks by pianist Don Pullen (1941-1995). Don Pullen changed my life. He turned everything upside down. I had started playing with [...]
Richard Davis. Born Chicago, Illinois, 15 April 1930. Died Madison, Wisconsin. 6 September 2023… UK Bassist Olie Brice’s tribute to a very great bassist takes the form of a “Ten Tracks” Feature. He writes: Richard Davis – who has died [...]
Noah Stoneman (b.2001) is a pianist and composer from North London. His music has been performed at festivals and venues including Brainchild festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, La Petite Halle in Paris and Somersby Festival in Lisbon. For the latest in [...]
Filomena Campus is a Sardinia-born, London-based jazz singer, theatre director and academic. For the latest in LJN’s series in which musicians write about recordings by their idols or formative influences, Filomena writes about Maria Pia De Vito, who has, she [...]
In the latest of our series where musicians consider idols or formative influences, Nick Tomalin writes about his favourite tracks by pianist Ahmad Jamal, who died on 16th April 2023 aged 92. I was lucky enough to see Ahmad Jamal [...]
As he looks forward to his “Shades of Shearing” show at Ronnie Scott’s on Sunday 27 November (link below), Nick Tomalin gives us the ten tracks by Battersea-born pianist George Shearing that he can’t do without. I was lucky enough [...]
In the latest of our series where musicians consider idols, or formative influences, Liam Noble writes about his favourite tracks by pianist John Taylor. I don’t think of John Taylor as a “jazz pianist”. He was a “Taylorist”. He was [...]
Steve Boudreau is a Canadian jazz pianist and educator based in Ottawa. His latest album is a piano trio record entitled “Cherished Possessions”. In this latest contribution to our “Ten Tracks….” series, in which musicians write about their inspirations, Steve delves [...]
