Bluey awarded an MBE

Jean-Paul Maunick, known as Bluey, longtime band leader of Incognito, has been awarded an MBE in…

Summer heat: Danny Keane

What a study of touch. Danny Keane releases Time To Go from Kinesis

Zoe Rahman to Release Hull Suite Live

'Synergy' from the trio album streams and there's a Vortex show on release day

It’s the work, not the label

Thoughts on how you get your new music out there when there are so many possibilities.…

Track of the Week: Illumination

Formidable this from drummer Cindy Blackman Santana’s upcoming Coherence. The full album includes guest spots by…

Jody Sternberg, Sea of Love, Bonsaï Music ***1/2

Likeable lounge jazz

Zak Irvine – Finding My Voice

Mentored by Scott Flanigan, encouraged by Linley Hamilton, inspired by Robert Glasper, superlative new Northern Ireland…

Ron Carter, Yotam Silberstein, Duets, Jojo ****1/2

A whole lotta love

Road trip notes – Diary entries

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three…

BELIEVE, beleft, below playlist themed

Gems from John Coltrane, EST, Pat Metheny, Kenny Dorham, Bill Evans and Tony Bennett & more…

Trish Clowes, Try Me, Stoney Lane **** recommended

Two buses have arrived at once this year where saxophonist Trish Clowes is concerned. Both go…

Immy Churchill, Songs That Shaped Me, Vortex Downstairs, ****

A rising vocals star finds her own path

“It’s about the exchange”: Tom Challenger and Evan Parker unite

An exciting summit meeting is readying for the summer that unites Evan Parker and Tom Challenger

Anthony Joseph, The Ark, Heavenly Sweetness ****

Another strong showing from London scene British Trinidadian poet, vocalist, singer-songwriter Anthony Joseph and his kicking…

Marvin Muoneké, Mark Lockheart, Gary Crosby, Alex Webb and Winston Clifford – Cadogan Hall **** recommended

A lunchtime appointment themed around the timelessness of Coltrane and Hartman proves charming and thoughtfully spun…

Andrea Di Biase’s Oltremare, Vortex ****

Persuasive originals win the day.

Looking ahead to the 2026 London Jazz Festival

More on this year's London Jazz Festival

Dylan Jones to debut

London trumpeter Dylan Jones to release debut album Statue on 26 June via Banger Factory Records,…