Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau Duo dazzle at Barbican
- Monday, November 14, 2016
The tidal wave of applause that greeted the appearance of these virtuoso performers must have heartened them no end.
The tidal wave of applause that greeted the appearance of these virtuoso performers must have heartened them no end.
Leading Norwegian label Jazzland Records continues its 20th anniversary celebrations this week with a residency at Kings Place on 18-19 November as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, with appearances by its boss and pioneering keyboard wizard Bugge Wesseltoft with his New Conception of Jazz Band (above), singer Beady Belle and saxophonist Håkon Kornstad.
Berlin-based Californian pianist Louis Durra is set to lead his trio on a short tour of Scotland from 23 to 26 November.
The bass world has been mourning the loss of revered virtuoso bassist Victor Bailey, who died on 11 November.
The premise is simple enough.
The 2016 EFG London Jazz Festival kicks off tonight and runs 11 to 20 November with no fewer than 2,070 artists performing 317 gigs in 52 venues across the capital with a gargantuan international line-up.
An imaginatively programmed evening starts with a duo (Kit Downes and Ruth Goller) and ends solo (Dan Nicholls), but it is a trio that provides the highlight.
Ahead of his appearance at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival on 12 November at Milton Court, Tord Gustavsen gave an exclusive interview to Tim Dickeson at the Belgrade Jazz Festival, where the pianist explained the background to his recent album, What Was Said "So my show at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival features the band that I have been touring with most of this year and who appear on my most recent album What Was Said (ECM) – Simin Tander on vocals and Jarle Vespestad on drums, and...
With the demise earlier this year of long-running and much-loved monthly Jazz in London listings freesheet, which was produced by its founder and editor Mary Greig for an astonishing 40 years, many wondered what would replace this vital source of information for live jazz in the capital.
RareNoise-centred reconnaissance unearths the emergence of a new Norwegian powerhouse, Reflections in Cosmo.