Darius and Catherine Brubeck fully deserve the title of music pioneers and their groundbreaking work in setting up a jazz programme in South Africa, in the Apartheid era, is a triumph of dedication and progress. The exploits of Catherine and [...]
Roger Beaujolais’s new album Bags of Vibes, a tribute to Milt Jackson with special guest Jim Mullen, will be out on StayTuned Records on 13 May 2024. He starts a tour in Plymouth tonight, with other dates in Leicester, Norwich, [...]
“Oh yes, I’ll definitely be performing ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket,’ says acclaimed Las Vegas singer Amanda King, who is bringing her joyous show ‘Ella The Early Years’ to London for the first time, with two special nights at The Pheasantry in Chelsea [...]
It is little wonder that Stacey Kent is so enthused about why 2024 promises to be such a “great and thrilling year”. The acclaimed American singer will be on stage at the Southbank with Kazuo Ishiguro – to perform and [...]
A compelling new jazz sound from Chicago will ring out at Rich Mix, the dynamic arts centre in the heart of Shoreditch, as part of March’s Soul on Ice Festival. Soul on Ice, a four-day festival curated by arts development [...]
“This is a really good opportunity to hear something brand new,” says tuba player Adrian Miotti of Neoteric Ensemble. The release of the band’s debut album is imminent and launch date is 8 November at Pizza Pheasantry in Kings Road, [...]
The remarkable legacy of Sir George Shearing is being honoured in a series of concerts that go alongside the release of a joyous new album called Shear Brass: Celebrating Sir George Shearing (Ubuntu Music, release date 1 September 2023), organised [...]
Keyboard maestro Luke Smith performs with some of the biggest stars in modern music – a recent highlight included accompanying Cat Stevens at Glastonbury – yet he owes some of his formative musical education to the vinyl jazz he borrowed [...]
“Once jazz is in your blood, you never escape,” says pianist, singer and impresario Neal Richardson. “I love it and couldn’t bear to do anything else, really.” His second album, The Maximalist is released on Splash Point Records, through distributor [...]
Traditional Scottish folk songs of love, heartbreak and friendship are at the heart of ‘Two Hours After Midnight’, the new album from Scottish singer Louise Dodds and Azerbaijani pianist Elchin Shirinov. It will be launched on Friday 19 May at [...]
