Zoe Rahman, who has won several awards before including a Perrier in 1999 and most recently a Parliamentary Award, has been nominated for this year's Mercury Music Prize for Melting Pot....18.07.06

   Although, pianist Zoë Rahman’s debut The Cynic showed promise, the follow-up proves this artist has truly arrived. Since 2001, the pianist has played in Clark Tracey’s hard bop outfit and matured not only technically but conceptually. Mostly played as a trio with woody-...03.02.06

David Gallant talks to the pianist about how she got started, the instruments she has played over the years and her all time favourite choice. He also reports on the latest instrument developments and launches.“I love ivory keys”, says Rahman. “I really like the pianos that
really...17.04.07

Last year saw a career high for pianist Zoe Rahman when she was Mercury nominated. Since then it has been a busy time for Zoe and she is about to embark on still more touring with a run of dates with her trio of Oli Hayhurst (bass) and Gene Calderazzo (drums) to include a UNICEF fundraiser at the Gu...20.03.07

A jazz programme returns to St Cyprian’s church in Marylebone, central London on 13 March with the Mercury-nominated Zoe Rahman who is to appear with her quartet. Concerts are due every other Tuesday at the church which is well known for its acoustics and architectural beauty. The concerts are...20.02.07

Pianist Zoe Rahman, who won Album Of The Year at the 2006 Parliamentary Jazz Awards and was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, has been added to this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival joining headliners Charles Lloyd and Bennie Maupin, who were exclusively announced in December’s ...29.01.07

1 Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau Metheny Mehldau Nonesuch2 Tomasz Stanko Lontano ECM3 Zoë Rahman Melting Pot Manushi4 Bheki Mseleku The Best of Bheki Mseleku Sheer Sound5 Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band Ice Cream For Crow EMI...09.08.06

Last night at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, Julia Biel started her set with an a cappella intro into 'History', the final song from her album Not Alone. Her lone voice filled the room with an emotional tension that swamped the patrons of the cellar club. It came as quite a release, then, when B...01.09.06

When jazz was first promoted in the newly redeveloped Docklands area of London in the early 1990s the unfettered nature of the music was in stark contrast to the manicured corporate and rather soulless world that was growing all around as the towers of commerce rose in the sky and the multinationals...25.07.07

Having been awarded the much coveted prize of being European capital of culture for 2008, Liverpool kicks off a year of events with a strong three-day jazz festival, called Fresh, headlined by Wayne Shorter’s superlative quartet in an exclusive collaboration with the Royal Liverpool Philharmon...29.11.07

Lifting the Lid, a three day piano festival, opens at London's Pizza Express Jazz Club tomorrow night with the pairing of famed South African pianist Bheki Mseleku and upcoming UK player John Escreet in a special double bill. The three night series, curated by pianist Robert Mitchell draws together ...12.09.07

This year’s Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork runs from 26-28 October with a high class line-up including Phil Woods Quintet, Miroslav Vitous Quartet, EST, The Leaders (Chico Freeman, Bobby Watson et al), Gary Burton/Richard Galliano Quartet, Blind Boys of Alabama, Eliane Elias Trio, Mose Allison...01.10.07

This year’s Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork runs from 26-28 October with a high class line-up including Phil Woods Quintet, Miroslav Vitous Quartet, EST, The Leaders (Chico Freeman, Bobby Watson et al), Gary Burton/Richard Galliano Quartet, Blind Boys of Alabama, Eliane Elias Trio, Mose Allison...29.08.07

Singers may be tripping over themselves to tackle jazz standards these days but few have the verve and spark of a Julia Biel, the award winning singer who is set for some extensive touring this spring. Julia, who was a winner early on in her career of the Perrier Young Jazz Vocalist Of The Year comp...02.02.06

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