Raw Tonk Mini-Fest Heralds Full Feral Line-Up
- Wednesday, January 18, 2017
London-based rabble-rousers Raw Tonk unleash a blast of rancorous jazz-noise in celebration of their five years of existence on 25 March at Hundred Years Gallery, Shoreditch.
London-based rabble-rousers Raw Tonk unleash a blast of rancorous jazz-noise in celebration of their five years of existence on 25 March at Hundred Years Gallery, Shoreditch.
US sax don Chris Potter is set to head up the second edition of the Jazz Directors series, following trumpeter Terence Blanchard's tenure in 2016, and lead the Inner City Jazz Ensemble over four dates around the North of England in April.
The fourth edition of the Jazz FM Awards are set to take place at funky Chelsea venue Under The Bridge on 25 April.
Bellowing horn-driven Baedekers, Madwort Saxophone Quartet, launch their forthcoming long-player on the Efpi imprint, Live At Hundred Years Gallery, with a batch of UK dates.
At London's Cafe Posk last year pianist Ivo Neame gifted free cupcakes to punters minded to buy his homemade ear candy: CDs.
Further names have been added to the Jazzwise 20th Anniversary Festival, which runs from 13 to 18 March at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, including fiery Cuban jazz violin virtuoso Omar Puente and his sextet performing two shows on Friday 17 March, with propulsive all-female group Nérija opening.
Former New York No Wave-hero Mark Cunningham's brings his plasma-powered post-jazz rockers, the Barcelona-based Blood Quintet, to the UK's shores for a couple of shows next month on the back of their debut album release, Deep Red, issued late last year on both Hang The DJ! and Feeding Tube Records.
Reenergised UK quintet Led Bib (coming cover stars of Jazzwise's February issue) seek out a cessation to current hostilities with a fresh vid clip for 'Ceasefire', a propulsive cut from their forthcoming long-player, the heavy-hitting Umbrella Weather, which is released on 20th January by RareNoiseRecords.
EST-influenced Australian three-piece Trichotomy return to the UK with their distinctive jazz sounds for an eight-date tour to support their new album Known-Unknown.
Nat Hentoff seemed like a constant in US jazz commentary, ever-present, tough-minded yet passionate, always the music's true champion.