Francesco Martinelli’s recent accounts on this site of the 32nd Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul showed the Turkish jazz scene is open to a wide diversity of musical styles. And it is this openness that also characterises the music of [...]
So much of the vibrant young London Jazz scene owes a huge debt to Tomorrow’s Warriors, not only in providing a supportive environment for young British black jazz musicians but also by encouraging them to develop jazz music true to [...]
Swiss violinist Paul Giger is one of those musicians and composers that are almost impossible to pigeonhole, and for whom ECM Records is the ideal home. His latest album, ars moriendi, is his seventh for the label and is a [...]
One small benefit of the unscheduled leisure time brought about by the lockdown was the opportunity musicians had to catch up with their reading. In the case of drummer Mark Guiliana this included the spiritual teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, [...]
Pianist Morten Schantz has been active on the Danish jazz scene for many years and has performed regularly at Sounds of Denmark at Pizza Express Live. He first made his mark in the UK in 2019 with the release of [...]
Since the release of her remarkable debut album, The End of a Summer, on ECM Records in 2008, a new release from German pianist Julia Hülsmann is always an eagerly anticipated event. It is a pleasure to hear her assured [...]
Gondwana Records is clearly proving to be a good home for members of Portico Quartet past and present. Following the release on the label of a new album by former member Milo Fitzpatrick as one half of Vega Trails, comes [...]
From the very first notes of the opening track on saxophonist Oded Tzur’s latest album Isabela, there is an impression of spiritual wonder. Invocation has a majesty and presence that heralds what is to come, rather like the first notes [...]
The COVID-induced unscheduled break from his normally hectic schedule gave bassist and composer Milo Fitzpatrick, former member of Portico Quartet, the opportunity to spend time re-assessing his musical directions. The music he chose to listen to and which has inspired [...]
Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke (b.1955) has an association with ECM which goes back to his teens, and has appeared on an extraordinary variety of albums on the label. He was co-founder of the Masqualero Group; he has released [...]
Receive our weekly email newsletter with Jazz updates from London and beyond.
Please check your inbox (and also your spam or junk folder, just in case) for our confirmation email.
If you’ve been on our list all along, great! No need to do anything.
Please check your inbox (and also your spam or junk folder, just in case) for our confirmation email.
If you’ve been on our list all along, great! No need to do anything.