Rachel Cohen heads for Playtime in Edinburgh
- Monday, February 20, 2017
London-based saxophonist Rachael Cohen is among the featured musicians in the latest series of Edinburgh's popular Playtime jazz sessions, which begins this Thursday.
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Brad Mehldau Trio, Fame and Peyroux for Bath Festival
- Thursday, February 16, 2017
Jazz continues to play a strong part in this year's Bath Festival programme, which runs from 19 to 28 May, with the theme of music and verse combining in various forms.
Henry Spencer and Juncture lift-off at Pizza album launch
- Tuesday, February 14, 2017
On an otherwise quiet Tuesday night in Central London, rising stars Henry Spencer and Juncture drew a sell-out crowd for the launch of their debut album.
Georges Kaplan Presents... Card Sharp With EP Launch At New River Studios
- Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Disciples of Bohren & der Club of Gore and John Zorn's lounge-loafing exoticas would be well-advised to check out the sultry sax and keys duo Georges Kaplan Presents.
Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum light up Nocturne
- Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The grand setting of Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is to once again host the Nocturne series of summer concerts, this year's line-up featuring a starry triple bill of jazz-influenced singers Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter and Corinne Bailey Rae on Saturday 17 June.
Art Ensemble Reassemble For October OTO Return
- Monday, February 13, 2017
Following their much-celebrated stop-off at London's Cafe OTO this month, the legendary Art Ensemble Of Chicago has wasted no time in booking in for a swift return to the fashionable Dalston hotspot.
Al Jarreau (12/03/1940 – 12/02/2017)
- Monday, February 13, 2017
As something of a late bloomer in the record industry Al Jarreau had matured as a man and musician by the time he made his breakthrough in the mid 1970s.
Avishai Cohen with the BBC Concert Orchestra mesmerise at Barbican
- Saturday, February 11, 2017
The evening starts with the restraint and decorum proper to a classical concert – the correct formalities of applause for the first violin and conductor (Bastien Still) are observed, the baton is tapped on the lectern, and the 57-strong orchestra launch into Cohen's compositions 'Noam' and 'Hayo Hayta'.
Phronesis with Engines Orchestra, Steve Gadd, Lionel Loueke and Gregory Porter complete Cheltenham Jazz Fest Programme
- Friday, February 10, 2017
This year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival, which runs from 26 April to 1 May, has confirmed a final tranche of exciting artists for its six-day programme.
Michael Wollny Trio, Gregory Porter and Comet Is Coming head to Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2017
- Thursday, February 9, 2017
With jazz legends Herbie Hancock and George Benson already confirmed for their only UK festival appearances at this year's fifth anniversary edition of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, running from 30 June to 2 July, organisers have unveiled a strong line up of additional artists.