Phil Durrant and Martin Vishnick (pictured) launch, Rifinitori di Momenti, their forthcoming album of improvised mandolin-and-guitar duets on Confront Recordings with a performance at Camden’s Green Note on 23 May.
The wider jazz programme for this year’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which runs from 5 to 7 July at Glynde Place, East Sussex, has been announced and includes a strong selection of UK and US artists.
Bookended by a short opening solo piano set from Nikki Yeoh and an encore where the band was joined by UK pianist Julian Joseph, this concert was, as John Cumming from Serious suggested in his opening remarks, a chance to hear what is possibly the leading acoustic jazz quartet in the world today.
Grammy-winning powerhouse group Snarky Puppy are gearing up for a world tour in support of their high-energy new album Immigrance, which is released on 15 March on the Ground Up label.
Along with Allison & Busby and New Beacon, Bogle L’Ouverture is a pioneering presence in black British literature.
The inaugural Turquazz: Anatolian Jazz & Roots Festival – a new multidisciplinary music and arts festival – starts in London next month and is set to shine a light on Anatolian jazz and roots culture emanating from Turkey and its surrounding regions.
Acclaimed saxophonist Seamus Blake releases his new album, Guardians of the Heart Machine, on 15 March via UK-imprint Whirlwind Recordings.
The large number of musicians at this sold-out show says a lot about the significance of the artist on stage.
The full line-up has been announced for Cheltenham Jazz Festival, which runs from 1 to 6 May, at various venues around the picturesque Spa town.
Matana Roberts (above) is so relaxed tonight her short opening set is almost a lullaby.
