Evolving from the ambitions of Robert “Sput” Searight (drums) and Nate Werth (percussion), the collective Ghost-Note is now highly regarded for their so-called deep-pocket funk and sophisticated percussive forwardness, since their formation a decade ago. Their sound reminds one of [...]
Here is a press release dated 16 July 2025 from the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group, announcing that the public vote for nominations in the nine categories of award is now open, but with a closing date set for this [...]
Walking through the grand Palace Hotel in the charming market town of Buxton, Derbyshire, guests are met with impressive chandeliers and a magnificent staircase, boasting an intricate, rouge patterned carpet. There is a sense of intrigue and excitement amongst the [...]
An impressive array of artists and premieres has just been announced for the 62nd Jazzfest Berlin, which will run from 30 October to 2 November. The full programme will be released on 11 September, and tickets will go on sale [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba. His new album, First Meeting: Live at Dizzy’s Club, a collaboration with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland, was released [...]
To my knowledge, nobody’s ever contemplated a special award for ‘Most Laid-Back Jazz Track’. But, should the category ever come under consideration, here’s my early nomination: ‘Hangin’ Around Boudon’, recorded in Paris, France by the Dicky Wells Orchestra on Wednesday [...]
In the middle of yet another heatwave in London, closing the BST Hyde Park 2025 festival, Stevie Wonder reminded us that love, light, and song aren’t just words, they’re a way of life. At 75, the legendary songwriter and spirit-lifter [...]
In one of the jazz highlights of the Deal Music & Arts Festival, the tenor saxophonist Maddy Coombs and her Quartet lit up The Lighthouse with an uplifting set of original numbers on a hot summer’s evening on the Kent [...]
A glamorous opening night in November 1919 saw 5,800 paying customers at the new Hammersmith Palais (or Palais de Danse, because it was a classy joint). A few nights later, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band took up residence there. They [...]
Please, please will the UK jazz community do something fitting to mark the 80th birthday of Jim Mullen this November. Declare the guitar great a national monument…give him the freedom of a city like Glasgow or London…a gong…a nice tall [...]
The finalists for this year’s Tina May Young Jazz Musician, a competition produced by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, are announced *Immy Churchill * Sylvie Noble * Lucy-Anne Daniels * Emily Masser * Ava Joseph ————————————- The event takes place. [...]
The dreary months of lockdown bore fruit for many musicians, pushing them to seek innovative means of engaging with their followers– and often finding a new, online global audience while so doing. Pianist Emmet Cohen is one such performer: his [...]
Visitors to Europe’s jazz festivals have been finding that the number of UK and UK-based musicians playing has continued to dwindle. An exception is Inntoene. This gem of a boutique festival in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria (nearest town [...]
“My very talented (and slightly crazy) friend Emily Masser is walking 130 miles from Swanage Jazz Festival to Pizza Express Soho in 5 days. She’s doing it to raise money for Nigel Price’s fantastic charity, Grassroots Jazz which does great [...]
The Monheim Triennale in the Rhineland in Northern Germany is a unique festival. It has a three year cycle, consisting of Sound in the first year, in which a number of installations are created; The Prequel in the second year, in which the Signature [...]
In the second of our Love Supreme round-ups, Evie Hill, who was there for the whole festival, picks a few of her favourite acts from the weekend… Another year, another beautiful time at Love Supreme Jazz Festival in East Sussex. [...]
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