NEWS: 2019 Dankworth and Eddie Harvey Award winners

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Peter Bacon reports: This is just in from The Musicians' Company: "The Musicians’ Company is delighted to announce the winne...

REVIEW: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Welcome to the Twenties 2.0, at Cambridge Corn Exchange

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Postmodern Jukebox in Cambridge iPhone snap by Richard Bateman Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 (Ca...

REVIEW: Alina Bzhezhinska – Legacy: Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby at Kings Place

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Alina Bzhezhinska and her band for the Alice Coltrane set Photo: Leah Williams Alina Bzhezhinska – Legacy: Alice Coltrane and Dorothy...

CD REVIEW: Nick Malcolm – Real Isn’t Real

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Nick Malcolm –  Real Isn’t Real (Green Eyes Records GE 002 CD Review by Jon Turney) Trumpeter Nick Malcolm has a long working rel...

NEWS: Big names line up for National Youth Jazz Collective fundraiser

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The big names taking part Publicity image Peter Bacon reports: A fundraising gala concert is being organised to support the National ...

REVIEW: Nishla Smith Quintet at the Vortex

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Nishla Smith Photo: AJ Dehany Nishla Smith Quintet (London debut, Vortex, 12 February 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) The London debut of...

NEWS: Winner of LetterOne ‘Rising Stars’ Jazz Award announced: French pianist Adrien Brandeis

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Adrien Brandeis Publicity photo by Florence Ducommun (supplied for use by competition organisers) Sebastian writes. The second win...

REVIEW: Joshua Redman's Still Dreaming at the Barbican

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Still Dreaming at the Barbican Photo: Nadworks Joshua Redman – Still Dreaming (Barbican Hall, 18 February 2019. Review by Chris Parker...

REVIEW: Walthamstow Jazz Festival 2019

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Binker Golding at Walthamstow Picture: © Mochles Simawi Walthamstow Jazz Festival (Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 16 February 2019. Revi...

INTERVIEW: ELDA (Andrew Woodhead and Aaron Diaz) (new album Shiny/Things and touring 7-14 March)

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Aaron Diaz and Andrew Woodward with Kari Eskild Havenstrøm Publicity picture ELDA is two Birmingham-based musicians, pianist Andrew ...

CD REVIEW: Jim Mullen – Volunteers

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Jim Mullen – Volunteers (Diving Duck DDRCD027 – CD review by Mark McKergow) < Veteran Scottish guitar virtuoso Jim Mullen ret...

CD REVIEW: Carsten Hein – This

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Carsten Hein – This (Unit Records. CDreview by Rob Mallows) I first came across German bassist Carsten Hein playing on Taken from th...

CD REVIEW: Ronnie Cuber – Straight Street

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Ronnie Cuber – Straight Street (SteepleChase SCCD 31860. Review by Peter Vacher) US baritone-saxophonist Ronnie Cuber is a kind of...

NEWS: Finalists announced in 2019 Jazz World Photo competition (Trutnov, Czech Republic)

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Roscoe Mitchell (foreground) and Don Moye. Berlin 2018 Photo credit and © Ralf Dombrowski Sebastian writes: The jurors of the 2019 J...

FEATURE/INTERVIEW: John Turville (new album Head First out 22 Feb, and touring)

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John Turville Photo Credit: Rob Blackham The pianist John Taylor, who died three and a bit years ago, left behind not only a discograp...

REVIEW: Mike Westbrook Uncommon Orchestra at Ronnie Scott's

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The Uncommon Orchestra in Birmingham in 2017 Photo credit: © John Watson/ jazzcamera.co.uk Mike Westbrook Uncommon Orchestra (Ronnie ...
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INTERVIEW: Ariel J Ramos (The Jazz Standards Progressions Book and mDecks.com)

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Jazz Standards Progressions Book Publicity Photo Front Cover “Without music, life would be a mistake.” US musicians Ariel J Ramos and...

REVIEW: Thrill Festival 2019 (Scottish and Belgian musicians in Edinburgh)

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Michel Michel Massot of Mâäk Quintet on sousaphone Photo credit Patrick Hadfield Thrill Festival  (Various venues in Edinburgh. 7-9 ...