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Launch at Vortex, 26 Jan

London-based Italian singer Germana Stella La Sorsa will be releasing her second album, Primary Colours, with 33Jazz Records on 26 January at the Vortex Jazz Club. The album Primary Colours includes original music showcasing La Sorsa’s effortless vocals, with Sam [...]

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15 December

On 15 December, the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Big Band will be presenting the impressive results of a six-month joint project involving trombonist and composer Dennis Rollins MBE, with phenomenal arrangements created by RNCM teacher Iain Dixon and [...]

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Ben Webster, Tony Kofi and Alex Webb triptych of photos

Part of EFG LJF 2023

On 17 November 2023, Watford Jazz Junction at The Pump House Theatre will become an EFG London Jazz Festival venue for the first time, and will host a celebration of the music of Ben Webster. Featuring a stellar cast of [...]

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The monthly Jazz Vespers series at the American International Church in Tottenham Court Road, London, led by Director of Music Scott Stroman, takes place on the fourth Wednesday of each month. It is inspired by the long-running event at St. [...]

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“Every idea in my album is somehow linked to ancestral history,” says Brazilian drummer and composer Paolo Almeida of ‘Oferenda’, his fifth album, which includes guests such as Lionel Loueke. ‘Oferenda’ is the product of three years of imagination, emotion [...]

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Cadogan Hall, 1 October

“The band is sounding better than ever,” says Joe Pettitt, the ‘force of nature‘ who leads the Len Phillips Swing Orchestra. Known for their hit shows on Sky Arts, the Orchestra will be back at Cadogan Hall, Sunday 1 October [...]

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