The Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Jazz Course has been a crucial jazz entry point for countless young musicians. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Mike Flynn speaks to the course leaders Nick Smart and Gareth Lockrane
The first single from Billy Marrows’ debut album is to be released on 22 September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, with all album proceeds going to World Child Cancer
The hugely successful singer is set to return with his first ever Christmas album released on 3 November ahead of a headline concert at Royal Albert Hall on 13 December
The six finalists performed as part of this year’s newly renamed award at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho
Alyn Shipton pays tribute to the acclaimed drummer who has died aged 82, following a long and illustrious career that included being a member of two iconic British jazz-rock groups, Nucleus and Soft Machine
A star-studded line-up of top drummers will pay tribute to the iconic cymbal maker as it celebrates its 400th birthday
The trumpeter is among five leading international artists who have been honoured by the Japan Art Association for the 34th Praemium Imperiale
The October issue features interviews with Matthew Halsall, Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick, SOMI, Betty Carter, Brian Blade, Kyle Eastwood and Darcy James Argue
The 70th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s signing to Capitol Record will be celebrated with the release of Frank Sinatra Platinum, a Capitol-era spanning set with newly remastered audio plus rare and previously unreleased tracks
West London’s Ladbroke Hall launches its new event series, Friday Jazz, on 22 September, presenting some of today’s finest musicians, with a focus on high-quality jazz – artists already booked include Gareth Lockrane, Giacomo Smith, Richard Manetti and, for its opening night, Zhenya Strigalev Sextet with special guests Lucy-Anne Daniels and Soweto Kinch.
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