Duke Ellington, orch. Morton GouldSolitude, Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, Caravan Mary Lou WilliamsZodiac Suite Anthony BraxtonComposition No. 27. (+46, 59, 63, 146, 147, 151, Language Music) It is of course in the tradition of the Proms to programme some examples [...]
“You think you can outlast the E Street Band?!”, Bruce Springsteen asks incredulously, some three hours and five minutes into the first of two massive shows at Wembley Stadium. “We’ve been doing this for 50 fuckin’ years!”, he bellows. Indeed, [...]
In January 2024, saxophonist Tim Garland will reunite with pianist Jason Rebello and vibraphone master Joe Locke to perform as a trio for the first time in 23 years. Garland, Rebello and Locke will play two rare concerts together, one [...]
American guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg brings his quartet to the England and Ireland for dates in Cambridge, Manchester, Dublin and London in November. It is the first visit to these shores for the group since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Well known [...]
A prodigiously talented drummer, Yussef Dayes was already performing with his brothers alongside future Steam Down founder Wayne Francis before he had even hit his teens. More recently, he has become known for some creative and successful duo collaborations (with [...]
Drummer/composer Tristan Banks has worked with a host of stars: Roy Ayers, David Gilmour, Mike Lindup, Beverley Knight… He has just released his first album as leader, recorded at Steve Winwood’s Wincraft Studios, with saxophonist Paul Booth, pianist John Crawford [...]
“Ten Past Never”, the new, third album from Enzo Zirilli’s ZiroBop, his Anglo-Italian group with guitarists Alessandro Chiappetta and Rob Luft, and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, is released on Ubuntu. Drummer/percussionist and jazz educator Enzo Zirilli has established an enduring and [...]
Saxophonist /composer Aaron Liddard is about to release “Nylon Man” his debut studio album under his own name, the title a reference to the three cities which have, as he says, ‘most fed my soul’. Aaron Liddard has a particularly [...]
The fifth edition of Sounds Of Denmark, returning to the UK after a two-year hiatus, will run from 14-16 September 2022. Concerts will be at Turner Sims in Southampton and at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London. Sounds of Denmark [...]
Whether it be the multi-venue extravaganza of the London Jazz Festival, or rushing between various stages at Love Supreme or Glastonbury, music festivals usually require a combination of considerable energy and careful planning to experience them as fully as possible. [...]
