The opening night of Birmingham's new Eastside Jazz Club featured a strong selection, in the form of a duo between saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach.
The Limerick Jazz Festival continues to spring surprises, and to find groups that succeed in impressing several categories of listener.
Jazz in the Midlands got a huge boost with the opening in September of a state of the art £57million premises for Birmingham Conservatoire, which is now home to the Eastside Jazz Club and will present the first gig of its autumn programme tonight with revered US saxophonist David Liebman lining up with longtime piano collaborator Richie Beirach (pictured), ahead of more appearances by stellar US and UK artists.
In celebration of his 80th year, the composer and arranger Mike Gibbs took his big band out on the road, to play a select six-date UK tour.
Mike Carr, who died on 22 September aged 79, was arguably the most compelling of British jazz organists, notable for his enthusiasm and for his unerring ability to generate powerful, swinging improvisations.
Two of Jazz FM's longest serving presenters, DJs Sarah Ward and Chris Philips, have been nominated for a Radio Industry ARIAS Award and a Parliamentary Jazz Award respectively.
This year's EFG London Jazz Festival features a performance by intriguing blues-soul-jazz trio Joon Moon, who are set to headline Rich Mix on 16 November, with support from progessive neo-classical pianist James Heather.
Although Mike and Kate Westbrook are based in the West Country, it's fortunate that they venture eastwards from time to time, recently with Paintbox Jane (a celebration of Raoul Dufy) and The Uncommon Orchestra – A Bigger Show (pictured above), which is being performed at the Albany, Deptford on Friday 29 September, and at the Apex, Bury St.
One of the distinguishing marks of the London Jazz Cafe's décor back in the halcyon days of the late 1990s was the acronymic command on the pillar in the centre of the room that was in full view of one and all – S.
Jazz for Labour is presenting multi-award winning singers Liane Carroll and Claire Martin plus other jazz names over two nights at The Walrus in Ship Street, Brighton during this year's Labour Party Conference, which takes place at the Brighton Centre from 24-27 September.
