William Hooker’s nascent works reissued
- Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Venturesome Lithuanian imprint NoBusiness are gearing up to deliver a delicious limited edition 4CD box boasting the formative works of free jazz iconoclast William Hooker.
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'A Charlie Brown Christmas' at 50: the story of the Schulz special and Guaraldi's classic soundtrack
- Friday, December 18, 2015
This month celebrates the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the popular Peanuts special that, since its first airing on CBS on the 9th December 1965, has touched the hearts of millions worldwide.
Empirical connect with new Cuneiform album and pop-up Underground Jazz Lounge
- Thursday, December 17, 2015
Forward-looking sax/vibes-led quartet Empirical are set to unveil their fifth album, Connection, in radical fashion as they set up a pop-up Jazz Lounge at Old Street Station on the London Underground for six days, from 22 to 27 February 2016.
Jazzwise Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2015
- Monday, December 14, 2015
If a learned friend informed you a year ago, dear readers, that the album of 2015 might possibly be a triple concept album by a previously unknown artist who insisted on giving the whole shebang a title so toweringly grand and top heavy it would have had the Trade Descriptions Act office crawling all over it, you would have been on the phone immediately booking said learned friend into the Priory for a somewhat extended stay.
The Best Music of 2015 – free digital magazine!
- Monday, December 14, 2015
Produced in association with Gramophone and Songlines magazines – free to download now This year – for the first time – Jazzwise has come together with Songlines and Gramophone magazines to produce a very special and completely free digital edition: 'The Best Music of 2015'.
Exclusive: Oslo Jazz Festival Orchestra premiere music ahead of Ronnie Scott’s date
- Friday, December 11, 2015
The Oslo Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary when it runs from 14 to 20 August next year.
Jonny Phillips and Giorgio Serci announce Scottish tour
- Thursday, December 10, 2015
Guitar Journey Duet, featuring Jonny Phillips of F-ire Collective band Oriole and Surrey-based Sardinian Giorgio Serci are set to tour Scotland in March.
Bill Frisell, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Snarky Puppy and Joey Alexander among the nominees for Grammys 2016
- Tuesday, December 8, 2015
The seemingly endless lists of nominees for the Grammy Awards have been announced.
Sam Crockatt rings the changes for Whirlwind’s 2016
- Tuesday, December 8, 2015
UK based imprint Whirlwind Recordings have a swirl of delicious discs planned for the New Year, beginning on 29 January with Mell’s Bells, the latest album from ebullient saxophonist Sam Crockatt and his quartet featuring Kit Downes (piano), Oli Hayhurst (double bass) and James Maddren (drums).
Southport’s Winter’s Weekend packs ’em in again
- Monday, December 7, 2015
The 12th edition of Southport’s popular Jazz on a Winter’s Weekend features 70 musicians and 11 high-calibre gigs from 5 to 7 February 2016 at the town’s Best Western Royal Clifton Hotel & Spa.