Muriel, the sophomore solo effort from saxophonist Sean Khan might have been a mainstay in the end-of-year charts had it been issued earlier than late November, so it was a treat to see the majority of this suite’s exceptional cast present for this first live performance since it's release.
A leading figure of British jazz scene since the early 1970s, Stan Sulzmann’s outstanding artistry on both tenor and soprano saxophone was recognised early in his career by no less than John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler, both of whom involved him in their various projects.
Enfant terribles of enlightened and exploratory jazz-infected tropes, LUME, return for a fresh programme exploring the nexus between performance and place.
Marrying vision and sound comes The Ronnie Scott’s Story, recounting the blazing trajectory of the legendary jazz shrine with a creative combo of live band action, natty narratives and rare archival footage.
The final names have been confirmed for this year’s 2016 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, its 20th edition, with a plethora of performances taking place across the Montpellier Gardens festival site and all key venues around the town.
The fourth edition of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which runs from 1-3 July, returns to its now firmly-established home in the bucolic south downs setting of Glynde Place, East Sussex, with Jazzwise as media partner, and features its winning mix of jazz, soul and funk headliners and a vibrant contemporary, UK-centric jazz line-up alongside international names.
Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer Mike Stern teams-up with the ground-breaking Scottish National Jazz Orchestra for what promises to be an exhilarating programme of string-driven orchestrations.
Jez Nelson’s monthly meet-up, Jazz In The Round, hosts its latest edition on Monday 29 February, inside its base of operations at The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London.
Bristol’s BeBop Club is well into its third decade of the weekly Friday session, held in the back room of The Bear, in the city’s Hotwells area.
The first details of the 50th anniversary edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, which will be held in the Swiss town of Montreux from 1-16 July this year, have been announced, accompanied by the release of footage from the festival’s archives.
