Joel Ross brings his Good Vibes to the Jazz Café
- Monday, October 30, 2023
The Blue Note-signed vibraphonist led his quartet through an exhilarating setlist of original compositions and group improvisations
Live Reviews
Nguyen Lé Trio and Kit Downes bring a rainbow of sounds to New Colours Jazz Festival
- Thursday, October 26, 2023
Tim Dickeson reports back from the second edition of this vibrant, burgeoning German jazz festival
Terence Blanchard and many more make 33rd Akbank Jazz Festival as colourful as ever
- Monday, October 23, 2023
Akbank Jazz, Turkey’s oldest jazz festival, welcomed great musicians from different parts of the world once again this year in its 33rd edition
Otherworldly modular jazz explorations from Ghezzi, Argirò and Anything Pointless at The Vortex
- Monday, October 23, 2023
Traversing an ever-evolving universe of sounds, this trio brought together jazz aesthetics with futuristic synth experimentation
Shabaka Hutchings and Mette Rasmussen help Vilnius Jazz Festival push into the future
- Thursday, October 19, 2023
A contrasting and thrilling line-up makes for a memorable 36th Vilnius Jazz Festival
Drummers dance as Marijus Aleksa and Famoudou Don Moye light up in Lithuania
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Five nights at Lithuania´s capital saw some real discoveries on a bill stacked with young talents, fresh sounds and very happy, packed-out crowds
Billy Valentine & Universal Truth bring the political funk to the fore for stunning Jazz Café performance
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The soul-jazz master performed a moving, but also slyly humorous, show at Camden’s storied jazz venue
Live review: Jim Rattigan at Pizza Express, Soho
- Thursday, October 12, 2023
The French horn virtuoso performs an evening of duets alongside guitarist Nick Costley-White and pianists Hans Koller and Ivo Neame
Ogun and Cadillac Records – 50th Birthday celebration at Cafe OTO, London
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Cadillac Records and sister label Ogun, and this celebratory evening didn't disappoint with rocket-fuelled music and a rare 1967 film of The Blue Notes
Marni Jazz Festival gets Brussels swinging to diverse sounds
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Kevin Le Gendre soaked up the sights and sounds of this charming European jazz festival where young jazz talents impressed