Is it time for UK jazz venues to take a different approach to their audiences?
- Thursday, September 12, 2024
Roseanne Hanley assesses the viability of the live jazz scene in the wider UK cultural context that’s tougher than ever but not without hope
Features
Nils Petter Molvær on his album Khmer: ‘For me, it became a game-changer’
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Nils Petter Molvær reflects on his iconic 1998 album Khmer
Brilliant Corners: Ninety One Living Room
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Peter Jones takes a trip down Brick Lane in East London to visit Ninety One Living Room, one of the capital’s most adventurous venues
Taking Off: Kasper Rietkerk
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Dutch-born, London-resident saxophonist Kasper Rietkerk tells Selwyn Harris why moving from a small town to the big city, and embracing the London jazz scene and its musicians has been crucial to his development as a player and composer
Editor's Choice: September 2024 | The best new jazz albums
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Featuring outstanding new releases from Lakecia Benjamin, Daniel Casimir, Wayne Escoffery and Eliane Elias
The Player: Richard Fairhurst
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
British keyboardist-composer Richard Fairhurst loves the orchestral possibilities offered by his chosen instrument. Here he tells David Gallant about his musical journey and the pianos and synths he’s played over the years
Book review - Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and On The Road (Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck)
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Essential reading for anyone with an interest in South Africa’s jazz renaissance
George Nelson’s Moment’s Notice: “There’s a lot of different things you can do with just the feeling of a night, or the feeling of a record”
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
George Nelson has built his regular Moment’s Notice events into one of the most sought-after tickets on the London jazz scene. Now, with the launch of his new label Red Dust, listeners across the country will be able to hear the concerts for themselves. Gail Tasker discovers more
Celebrating 50 years of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek’s album Belonging
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
This October sees the 50th anniversary of one of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek’s most influential ECM albums, Belonging. Stuart Nicholson looks at the unique set of circumstances that led to the creation of a classic of European jazz
Taking Off: Sarah Hanahan
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Despite her youth, saxophonist Sarah Hanahan has a knowledge of, and deep respect for, the jazz titans who’ve preceded her. As her debut album is released, Andrey Henkin meets a player with real promise