Amid the Victorian splendour of the Spa and sweeping views of the South Bay, the 2016 Scarborough Jazz Festival was jam-packed with talent, encompassing a wide variety of styles and genres, and frequented by an audience with refreshingly open ears.
Giving an overview of Coltrane's development as an artist on record, this playlist includes tracks from all of the albums that featured Coltrane as a leader and that were approved during his lifetime, from 'Coltrane' in 1957 to 'Expression' in 1967.
Jazzwise is proud to present the new video from top UK trumpeter Rory Simmons' exciting jazz-tronica trio Monocled Man, in the form of the title track of their new album, We Drift Meridian, which is released today on Whirlwind Recordings.
Tirelessly creative bassist and label boss Michael Janisch is among those nominated by the MOBO Awards in the category of Best Jazz Act 2016.
The 15th Tokyo Jazz Festival was by and large contained within the city’s gigantic International Forum building and outdoor Plaza.
Former Beyoncé bassist, rapper and musical director Divinity Roxx is set to headline the Jazz Cafe, Camden in a rare UK appearance with her fiery live band on 27 September.
Singer Tina May and Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi will be promoting one album and prepping another when they begin a UK tour in Langholm in the Scottish Borders on Tuesday, 27 September.
Jazzwise is proud to present an exclusive first look at vibrant global-jazz groove merchants Vula Viel’s new video ‘Zine Dondone Zine Daa’, which they release ahead of a UK tour this autumn that finishing up with a final show at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London on 2 December.
Acclaimed South Korean jazz singer Youn Sun Nah and a collaboration between leading UK saxophonist Andy Sheppard and top gayageum (a traditional Korean zither) player Kyungsoo Park are among the highlights of the third edition of London-based K-Music Festival, which takes place from 15 September to 25 October.
The winner of this year’s Hyundai Mercury Music Prize will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 15 September at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.
