The names for the 2019 Jazz FM Awards were revealed at a special nominees’ announcement ceremony on 12 February, with the wide range of artists selected reflecting a year which saw a significant resurgence for the music from its grassroots to the mainstream.
The London-based 17-piece Patchwork Jazz Orchestra are set to release their debut album, The Adventures of Mr Pottercakes, on 1 March on Spark! Records, with a live launch at the Queen Elizabeth Hall’s foyer space on the same date.
As Jon Hiseman would say: “If you are going to do something, do it properly.
The programme has been announced the inaugural We Out Here festival.
Tomorrow’s Warriors’ role as a springboard for emerging talent in Britain has long co-existed with an inventive take on the history of jazz.
There are some people, who I've never understood, who smirk at the mention of Steely Dan.
The second edition of Love Supreme at the Roundhouse takes place on Saturday 13 April and packs in a huge variety of jazz, soul, funk and electronica artists across multiple stages around the iconic venue.
The prolific French film composer and pianist Michel Legrand was one of a select band – think fellow-pianist Dudley Moore, for example – whose prowess in parallel fields masks their relevance as a practicing jazz musician.
The Brussels Jazz Festival is a relative newcomer, but this ambitious 10-dayer managed to sell out around two thirds of its gigs, and was the most successful edition in terms of overall attendance.
The night goes on and they keep on coming, a stream of dynamic young musicians emerging onto the crowded stage for a moment in the limelight.
