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Dice Factory and Will Rixon Quartet get fresh at Jazz Nursery

Friday, March 21, 2014

Gritty, urban and fiercely contemporary, Jazz Nursery is one of London's most exciting new venues.

The sun and the crowds come out for Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival

Friday, March 21, 2014

The stars, planets and weather lined up for the 2ndBristol Jazz and Blues Festival this weekend.

Kris Davis Trio tease and tickle the Vortex

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

If ‘too many piano trios’ is a bellyache that has rumbled around the jazz body politic for some time, this was a dose of strong medicine against it.

Big Chris Barber Band gets Barnes Rockin’ in Rhythm’

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Much is made of Chris Barber’s longevity; after all, he’s in his eighties now and he and his band seem to have been on the road since the dawn of time.

Trinity Laban take flight on Pastorius’ wings

Monday, March 3, 2014

After a sparkling performance at the London Jazz Festival, the Trinity Laban Contemporary Jazz Ensemble was back in action at Ronnie’s on Monday, with two imaginative sets of arrangements.

It's Playtime at The Outhouse in Edinburgh

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Edinburgh-based saxophonist Martin Kershaw (pictured) and guitarist Graeme Stephen are launching a new musician-run music night called Playtime at The Outhouse in the city’s Broughton Street Lane on 20 March.

Spontaneous inventions among Bristol Composers Collective

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

“It’s going to be a bit different tonight,” said saxophonist Kevin Figes as he introduced the first composition of the night, a slow chant like melody unfolding and twisting as his alto and Nick Dover’s throaty tenor blended beautifully with Simon Preston’s inventive percussion embellishing Will Harris and Dale Hambridge’s accompaniment on bass and keyboard.

Hustler’s Convention back with a Lightnin’ Rod at Jazz Café

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

In an age where the words ‘bang’, ‘buck’ and ‘more’ are as inseparable as ‘wolf’ and Wall Street denying an audience an encore is, for many, a sin worthy of a major financial penalty.