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,…

Your Brother’s Keeper, Gary Bartz, Where Rivers Meet Brownswood Recordings ★★★★☆

A groundbreaking meeting of minds music of the spheres

Glasgow jazz 40th

A landmark festival of international clout clocks up 40 years

Tomorrow’s Warriors and Bank of America

Deal sealed that signals corporate support for the Tomorrow's Warriors big band.

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