Jazz Stories
'Not playing gigs has made me appreciate the wonderful musicians and drummers I work with so much more. I really miss playing with them but also all the banter and chit chat'
Leader of the Ronnie Scott's Wednesday upstairs jam trumpeter Andy Davies on his new Lockdown …
Dazzling 'Levitation 21,' the lead-off track from Tigran's The Call Within, streams
The Call Within, is new at the end of August from pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan and features 10 …
New chapter in the career of Allison Neale set to begin
Alto saxophonist Allison Neale has signed to the Ubuntu label and for her first release for the …
Nubya Garcia's 'Pace' streams
Saxophonist Nubya Garcia now signed to Concord Music has a new single 'Pace' just released on …
Track of the day: 'People'
Here's a compelling version of 'People' from the Ian Shaw Italian quartet album Integrity. Shaw's …
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Black Treasure streams
Working towards the completion of her fourth studio album for the Brownswood label due later in the …
Parliamentary jazz award nominations for 2020 announced
The nominees for the Parliamentary Jazz Awards have just been announced. Organised by the All Party …
Rava, Herbert, Guidi, For Mario (Live)
This feels very private music and has a deeply raw edge to it in terms of emotional impact. Each …
Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb has died
The Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb has died. He was 91. Born Wilbur James Cobb in Washington DC, …
Various artists, I Still Play
A feast of solo piano music spanning several genres and forming a formidable statement by issuing …
Martin Speake and Liam Noble in The Chapel
The fact a student came along and recorded this duo performance by alto saxophonist Martin Speake …
'Gravel Baron' from the Dave Storey trio streams
We'll have to wait another week for the rest of Jouska, new from drummer Dave Storey's trio. If …
Laidback lead-off track from Derrick Hodge's Color of Noize streams
Here's the lead off track 'Not Right Now' new from bass guitarist Derrick Hodge, drawn from Color …
Classical and jazz mix combine on upcoming Chick Corea double album
New solo piano double CD Chick Corea Plays to be released at the end of the summer has a wide …
Track of the day: Taste of Honey
A beautifully measured introduction, and the opening track, to a new Beatles tribute album from the …
After Lockdown we need to support jazz more than ever otherwise it's curtains
It's more imperative than ever post-Lockdown for us all to get out and hear live jazz wherever that …
Buzzing Barber cuts
Last month I was wondering if the upcoming Jonathan Barber album Legacy Holder will be a game …
On the Jazz Scene is now available on Kindle
Marlbank's new book On the Jazz Scene is now available in a Kindle edition. Click here to order. …
John Cumming has died
A giant of UK jazz promotion John Cumming has died. Live promotion company Serious, of which he was …
Lucky Peterson has died
The great bluesman Lucky Peterson died yesterday. He was only 55. A statement on his official …
Christian McBride Don Was tribute track whets the appetite with its feelgood vibe
A little slice of perfection heralding the release in a few months from the Christian McBride Big …
Ode to the Road and the jazz we are miss
Thin pickings so far this year in terms of top jazz vocals albums and now thankfully this. I …
Review: Jon Balke, Discourses
One of the pianists his label has most kept faith with, their relationship together spanning a few …