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Theon Cross and Shirley Tetteh join Courtney Pine for Inner City Ensemble

Following the announcement that multi-award winning saxophonist and composer Courtney Pine will lead the Inner City Ensemble touring project in February 2018 as part of the ongoing Jazz Directors series – the line-up for the band will now include many rising stars of the UK scene.

Paul Towndrow presents Charlie Parker with Strings for Glasgow concert series

Fresh interpretations of the landmark Charlie Parker with Strings recordings by alto saxophonist Paul Towndrow, a summit meeting of three of Scotland's leading pianists and a rare presentation of poetry and music by one of the UK's most decorated poets launch a new series of jazz concerts in one of Glasgow's most impressive venues, beginning on Sunday 11 February.

Hugh Masekela (04/04/1939 – 23/01/2018)

As South Africa continues its development in the post-apartheid era the courage of those who used music to alert the world to the brutal inhumanity of the old order is as important as ever.

South Coast Jazz Festival Crests The Big Wave

Now in its fourth year, the South Coast Jazz Festival got the waves rolling in over its opening weekend on 20/21 January with a brace of big bands and big ideas, before Ian Shaw and Liane Carroll (above) sashayed out Sunday night with languorous 'Latin Flavours' duo and solo sets.

Marlene Verplanck 1933-2018

On stage, Marlene Verplanck stood quite still, diminutive and always graceful, just letting the lyrics of the songs she sang breathe and speak for themselves.

Baptiste Curates Capital Coltrane Day

Award-winning saxophonist and Jazzwise 2017 end-of-year-chart podium-maker Denys Baptiste curates a special one-day fest dedicated to the life and music of John Coltrane.

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