“The space is completely different, the community feeling is really special. It’s an adult playground. Everything is incredibly artistic and so much fun,’ says Johanna Burnheart about the Detect Classic Festival. This festival will take place from 11 to 13 [...]
The multi-award-winning Hamburg-based Tingvall Trio, made up of Swedish pianist Martin Tingvall, Cuban bassist Omar Rodriguez Calvo and German drummer Jürgen Spiegel, will take to the stage at Ronnie Scott’s on 16 August, celebrating 20 years as a trio and [...]
‘We want people to come away feeling like they’ve connected with each other more.’ The Common Room(s) is offering a fresh approach to experiencing music and words. A series of eight events across the south east, supported by Arts Council [...]
‘How often can you go to a concert and see five singers doing their thing with the best big band around?’ The BBC Big Band will take to the stage at Cadogan Hall on 13 July alongside a stellar line-up [...]
“In London I’ve been able to develop more confidence and figure out how to be a band leader, in all senses.” Canadian pianist Sean Fyfe has certainly earned his place on the London jazz scene since he moved from New [...]
After two online/live hybrid years, the Cambridge Jazz Festival is back in full in-person mode. Musical connections are at the centre of this year’s Cambridge Jazz Festival, which returns between 10 and 27 November. Across 24 venues, from concert halls [...]
Kraków’s annual summer jazz festival is the city’s music scene at its best. The festival, organised by Witold Wnuk, is now in its 27th year and is only growing in range and renown. With more than 130 concerts and 400 [...]
Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood played host to the XJAZZ! festival between 4 and 8 May, with more than 80 concerts over 5 days. On the Saturday night, Munich-based singer and pianist Alma Naidu performed in the rooftop salon of the Orania [...]
Berlin is a city constantly in flux, and its jazz scene is no different. This year’s XJAZZ! Festival – taking place from 4 to 8 May in the city’s vibrant Kreuzberg neighbourhood – will showcase the musical depth and variety [...]
“I’ve become the musician that I am by daring to do these things!” Luise Volkmann is a force of nature. 2022 will see the Cologne-based saxophonist and composer perform across Europe with her trio Autochrom (alongside bassist Athina Kontou and [...]
