Jazz meets theatrical protest with The Austerity Playbook
- Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Few styles of music can claim to have come as close to articulating and confronting the issues of the day as prevalently as jazz.
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Snarky Puppy return with new album Immigrance – first track preview
- Friday, January 18, 2019
Grammy-winning groove crew Snarky Puppy return with a new studio album, Immigrance (GroundUp Music), on 15 March ahead of a year of globe-trotting live performances.
Blue Note spearheads 80th Anniversary Year with major vinyl series, live shows and film
- Thursday, January 17, 2019
The iconic Blue Note label will celebrate its milestone 80th birthday in 2019, with a year-long spree of activity including two major vinyl-led release campaigns, alongside new artist albums, live dates and film screenings.
Making The Cut: the essential jazz playlist on Apple Music
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019
This month’s Making The Cut playlist features a huge range of music from artists included in the February 2019 issue of Jazzwise magazine.
John Turville dives in Head First – new album, tour and video
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Pianist and composer John Turville returns with a new album, Head First, released on 22 February on Whirlwind Recordings, ahead of a run of UK live dates.
Uri Caine and Henri Texier dazzle while Leo Betzl Trio rave-on at Jazzfestival Münster
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Jazzfestival Münster is celebrating its 40th anniversary, but has only notched up 27 editions, having converted to a biennial existence in 1997.
Ezra Collective bring the Brit-Jazz Noise to New York’s Winter JazzFest
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Much like in other recent editions of New York's Winter JazzFest, Afrofuturism pervaded this year's nine-day run, offering a palpable and much needed antidote for our country's political divisiveness.
Yazz Ahmed and Jasper Høiby line-up for Luxembourg's RESET Jazz Fest
- Monday, January 14, 2019
For some there is a Holy Grail in jazz: to introduce new audiences and different generations to the music.
Matthew Herbert marks Brexit with Big Band album blow-out
- Monday, January 14, 2019
Composer, conductor and sampling-supremo Matthew Herbert is set to release his Brexit-inspired album, The State Between Us, on 29 March, the day Britain is scheduled to leave the EU.
Joseph Jarman 14/09/37 – 9/01/19
- Monday, January 14, 2019
The recitation of 'Non-Cognitive Aspects Of The City' by Dante Micheaux at last month’s stellar performance by Elaine Mitchener and Jason Yarde at Cafe OTO in London was as poignant as it was prescient.