It’s hard to believe that London-born saxophonist Ralph Moore has never been on tour in the UK in his own name; hats off to bassist Simon Woolf for making all of these dates happen. Moore has revisited the country of [...]
John Patitucci is one of the leading jazz bassists in the world. His astonishing versatility across both the six-string electric bass and the upright acoustic bass is probably unmatched, to the point of almost giving him a double identity. This [...]
Jazz professionals from across the UK are invited to join a free, interactive online session. The session is designed to help people make the most of their visit to jazzahead! 2025, the world’s premier jazz trade fair and showcase festival [...]
It might seem like a diversion, but let’s spend a moment in praise of the “mantello di ufficiale”. Yesterday was the first of the three core events of Bergamo Jazz: double bills at extremely grand Teatro Donizetti. When we, the [...]
There can be powerful and transformational moments in live concerts. You never forget them. This was one of them. Joe Lovano is the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival. He has given it the strapline “Sounds of Joy”, and [...]
Blue Note Entertainment president Steven Bensusan has gone public in an interview with Sky News, outlining his reactions to City of Westminster’s decision not to allow a late license for the proposed club in St Martin’s Lane. Quoting from the [...]
It’s nearly two decades since Welsh vocalist/multimedia artist Deborah Claire Procter, now based in Argentina, last performed in the UK. She’ll be performing with composer/pianist Oscar Edelstein in a new show “Bitácoras” at The Space, Isle of Dogs in London… “a fusion [...]
In the interview round for this album, Rachael Calladine explained that it took her many years of plying her craft as a jazz singer before she started to work at the 606 Club – where her album launch will take [...]
Arts Council England announces today that it will be supporting a UK stand at the world’s largest jazz showcase, trade fair and industry gathering, jazzahead!, which is held in Bremen, 24-26 April, 2025. FULL TEXT OF ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND MEDIA [...]
Several artists with strong UK connections are listed in the nominees for this year’s German Jazz Prize, announced today… Best of luck to Kit Downes (Piano /Keyboards)… Bex Burch (Drums Percussion)… Ingrid Laubrock (Woodwind)… Ruth Goller (Album of the Year) [...]
