Jez Nelson returns to Jazz FM
- Monday, February 29, 2016
Award-winning jazz broadcaster Jez Nelson returns to Jazz FM DAB radio for the first time in almost 20 years with his weekly Somethin’ Else show every Saturday from 2 April.
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Stanley Clarke and Hiromi power-up at the London Palladium
- Monday, February 29, 2016
There must be countless anecdotes in jazz lore where happenstance has given rise to new beginnings or collaborations.
Brighton Festival Hits 50 with Laurie Anderson, Nik Bärtsch and Phronesis
- Friday, February 26, 2016
This year’s Brighton Festival, the biggest multi-arts festival in the UK, celebrates it’s 50th anniversary from 7-29 May with experimental musician/artist Laurie Anderson as Guest Director and in performance with pianist Nik Bärtsch and guitarist Eivind Arset.
Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith, Vitous and Bärtsch albums head up ECM new releases
- Thursday, February 25, 2016
A tantalising first-time duo collaboration between much-feted pianist Vijay Iyer and heavyweight trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, entitled A cosmic rhythm with every stroke, is among the highlights of ECM’s busy first quarter release schedule.
Kamasi Washington, Binker & Moses and Lauren Kinsella among Jazz FM Awards nominees
- Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The nominees for this year’s Jazz FM Awards, which are produced by Serious, have been announced, and include a wide range of jazz names alongside blues and soul artists.
En Bas Quartet rewrite jazz rules down at London Review Bookshop
- Monday, February 22, 2016
Mezz Mezzrow might’ve still cocked a snook at the army of tiny black ants hanging off those telephone wires (‘written music is like handcuffs’), but this scholarly subterranean scene – one in the LUME season – was pumping tired classical tropes with dollops of intrepidly engaging impishness, cutting through all that staid totalitarian chafe like a harvester at ripe time.
Chicago Underground Duo double-up at Cafe OTO
- Thursday, February 18, 2016
Cornet-player/electro-acoustic composer Rob Mazurek and drummer/percussionist Chad Taylor reconvene their long-running Chicago Underground Duo at Cafe OTO for a two-day residency on 20 and 21 April.
Tomorrow’s Warriors deal in future debate at The Jazz Salon
- Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Jazzwise’s Kevin Le Gendre hosts The Jazz Salon, an engaging mix of live music and conversation at Foyles’ flagship book store in London’s Charing Cross Road.
Empirical Video Exclusive: 'The Two-Edged Sword'
- Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Multi-award winning Brit jazz four-piece Empirical are gearing up for their week of gigs at Old Street Underground Station next week to mark the launch of their new album, Connection, which is set for release in March on Cuneiform Records.
Evan Parker Takes The Eco Train
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Saxophonist Evan Parker treks across Europe this February and April as part of Take the Green Train, a three-year project funded by the Creative Europe programme of the EU and managed by Europe Jazz Network in tandem with leading environmental charity Julie’s Bicycle.