Two musicians lope onto the Milton Court stage carrying bottles. Without any spoken introductions they settle down in front of some electronic devices and make music for an almost unbroken 90-minute set. What followed was a superbly engaging performance, and [...]
Sven Klang’s Combo (aka Sven Klangs kvintett, 1976) is one of the most revealing and satisfying movies about jazz you are likely to see. Set in small-town Sweden in the late 1950s, it dramatises the seductive and perplexing intensity of jazz through the eyes and ears of the oddly [...]
Eddie Sauter’s LP-length, seven-part suite Focus was completed and recorded in 1961 by a studio orchestra (built around the Beaux-Arts String Quartet) with strings, harp, percussion and improvisations by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-91). This extraordinary recording is one of [...]
Michael Gibbs (b. 1937) is one of the world’s great jazz composer/arrangers, who came to prominence in the late 1960s London jazz scene. Over the past five decades he has taught and inspired countless musicians, forging creative bonds with artists [...]
In this, the fourth and final year-end list, UKJazz News’ friends – musicians, writers and promoters – look into 2018 and share their hopes and dreams. You can add your own wishes in the comments section. Contributions compiled by Peter [...]
In this third of our four year-end lists, a wide range of jazz people – musicians, writers, promoters – named and proclaimed their recorded sounds of the year. You can add your own choices in the comments section. These 2017 [...]
In the second of UKJazz News’ four year-end lists from a wide range of jazz people, musicians, writers, promoters name their favourite live moments of the year. You can add your own nominations in the comments section. Contributions have been [...]
