Nick Duckett talks about the Harry South The Songbook – “…a British Quincy Jones”
- Thursday, August 24, 2017
Pub conversations can get you in a world of grief if you're not careful.
News
Obituary: Sue Steward
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017
One of Songlines' founding contributing editors, and Jazzwise writer, Sue Steward, passed away this morning following a cerebral haemorrhage last week Sue started her career in the music business with Virgin Records in the 1970s, followed by a stint working for the Sex Pistols.
John Abercrombie 1944 – 2017
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017
The final two recordings by guitarist John Abercrombie for the Munich-based ECM label – the tranquil and reflective 39 Steps and Up and Coming – seemed to provide a kind of peaceful resolution to his life that had been shattered on 7 December 2003 by a fire that destroyed his Putnam Valley, N.
Mansur Brown and Yussef Dayes go supernova with the Jimi Hendrix Songbook
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Rising star guitarist Mansur Brown and exciting drummer Yusef Dayes are teaming up to explore the mind-expanding music of Jimi Hendrix for a special one-off concert at St James the Great Church, Lower Clapton, East London on Friday 8 September.
Omar Puente and Melt Yourself Down get Canary Wharf Jazz Fest moving
- Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The Canary Wharf Jazz Festival has been successfully putting on a free weekend of concerts since 2007 and its 11th incarnation featured a host of jazz, latin and crossover acts.
Video Exclusive for Sam Braysher’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’
- Monday, August 21, 2017
Emerging UK sax talent Sam Braysher releases his intimate new duo album, Golden Earrings, with US pianist Michael Kanan on the Fresh Sound New Talent label on 1 September.
Dhafer Youssef and Get the Blessing get Gaume grooving
- Monday, August 21, 2017
When Get the Blessing call for audience participation, they're startled almost to the point of incapacity by the reaction.
Kinch and Carroll cap Sligo capers
- Thursday, August 17, 2017
The combined festival and summer school in Sligo have had the town buzzing since 2005.
Southampton Gets Ahead As New Jazz Venue Prospers
- Thursday, August 17, 2017
(Pianist Jason Rebello guests on the Talking Heads stage with Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra, led by Dan Mar-Molinero on soprano sax) Eighteen months ago the Talking Heads was a small pub on the outskirts of Southampton, presenting local jazz bands once a week in a gloomy back room.
Edwards and Castle pursue chaotic pulse at The Verdict
- Monday, August 14, 2017
'Crossover' is a word much employed by critics when talking about the current crop of young UK jazz artists, but tonight's event reminds us that cross-fertilisation has been quietly going on in the background of the scene for some time.