“Never happier than last Saturday night in the remarkable 606 Club in Chelsea. …On stage the musicianship is off the scale.” (The Guardian). “The 606 Club is a club just the way we like it. A narrow staircase, wooden tables [...]
Cambridge Jazz Festival (9-23 Nov) is returning for its 11th edition – with 40 events (all listed day-by-day below, plus a link for timings, details and bookings), 15 venues, and “a lineup that blends legends, future stars, and global talent.” [...]
The centenary of the birth of Miles Davis will be on 26 May 2026, and Columbia/Legacy Recordings/Sony are making some of the first manoeuvres – others listed below. The label will be releasing “The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel [...]
This was a carefully programmed evening full of contrasts. It serves as a reminder not only that the creative spirit of people working as musicians in this country is indomitable – despite odds that can often seem impossible – but [...]
Nikki Iles’ inaugural concert as the newly-installed Chief Conductor of the NDR Bigband in a completely packed Elbphilharmonie main hall (capacity 2100) was a landmark moment for a major British composer. And also a miraculous concert. It marked the culmination [...]
Many kinds of music require us as listeners to time-travel, but this fascinating one-off concert, “Eternal Baroque”, the 50th in Siggi Loch’s Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic series, took us off to a point in time which was not just specific, [...]
Sebastian writes: I am very much looking forward to attending and reporting on Nikki Iles’s inaugural concert as Chief Conductor of the NDR Bigband at the Elbphilharmonie this Sunday 28 September, presenting a newly commissioned work. NDR are informing us [...]
The news broke yesterday of the death of Danny Thompson on Tuesday 23 September. The offical statement says: “Legendary acoustic bass player Danny Thompson died peacefully yesterday at his home in Rickmansworth, UK. A musician who was both beloved and [...]
The first events at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs, which will open on 6 February 2026, are currently on sale to members, and will go on public sale from 10am on Tuesday 23 September. According to the club’s statement: “Opening February 2026, [...]
UPDATE 21 SEPTEMBER: There is also a performance by Mosterosa at Horton Arts Centre in Haven Way in Epsom on Friday 26 September – DETAILS ‘My subject has always been the same – where people work and where they play’. [...]
