Jazz breaking news: Van Morrison, Robert Plant and Gregory Porter help the Royal Albert Hall Get The Blues
- Friday, November 8, 2013
Last week saw the Royal Albert Hall play host to BluesFest 2013.
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Jazz breaking news: Frank Wess dies aged 91
- Thursday, November 7, 2013
Saxophonist and flautist and Frank Wess died from kidney failure on 30 October aged 91.
Jazz breaking news: ACT signs Marius Neset and releases E.S.T. on 180gram vinyl
- Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Rising star Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset (pictured) has signed exclusively to ACT Records, following on from his hugely acclaimed albums Golden Xplosion and Birds, both on leading UK label Edition Records.
Jazz breaking news: Lee Konitz and Ana Sofrenovic bring fresh sounds to Belgrade Jazz Festival
- Monday, November 4, 2013
This year’s Belgrade Jazz Festival, the 29th edition, pulled off the remarkable feat of being one of the best of recent years, yet on a budget that was almost 40% less than that of five years ago.
Jazz breaking news: Christian Scott and Joachim Kuhn’s Gnawa Jazz Voodoo with Pharoah Sanders light up Jazzfest Berlin
- Friday, November 1, 2013
Opening this year's Jazzfest Berlin on Thursday night, Christian Scott quickly established his credentials not just as a remarkable trumpet player but also as a skilful composer and bandleader.
Jazz breaking news: Jay Phelps and Sarah Jane Morris get the Hippodrome Swingin’
- Friday, November 1, 2013
London’s glitzy Hippodrome Casino, which specialises in burlesque and swing cabaret, is bringing in a healthy dose of jazz into its swanky Leicester Square locale during this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival with concerts from trumpeter Jay Phelps’ Jitter Jive (22 November - pictured) and soul-powered jazz singer Sarah Jane Morris (23 November).
Jazz breaking news: Vijay Iyer signs to ECM in bumper early 2014 release schedule
- Thursday, October 31, 2013
Award-winning pianist Vijay Iyer has signed to the iconic German record label ECM and will release a new album, Mutations, on 28 February 2014.
Jazz breaking news: Matt Ridley takes Thymos on UK tour
- Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The Matt Ridley Quartet has embarked on an extensive UK tour, playing music from their new album Thymos, launched at Pizza Express Jazz Club at the beginning of October.
Jazz breaking news: Keith Loftis, Jean Toussaint and Reuben James lead Abram Wilson Foundation Tour
- Tuesday, October 29, 2013
US saxophonist Keith Loftis joins forces for his debut British tour with acclaimed London-based US Virgin Islands-born saxophonist Jean Toussaint, to co-lead a specially convened quintet in memory of trumpeter Abram Wilson (pictured) who tragically died in June 2012, aged 38.
Jazz breaking news: Baptiste’s Let Freedom Ring! at QEH adds audiovisual dimension to King’s still-powerful dream
- Monday, October 28, 2013
On paper this concert, a highly ambitious audio-visual presentation, might appear to be a revival of the talented British saxophonist’s 2003 project Let Freedom Ring! But the prefix Now Is The Time points to an extension of the original concept that saw Denys Baptiste (pictured) write a suite based on the second half of Dr.