Jazz Stories
Radio review: the Swing and Big Band Show with Clare Teal (BBC Radio 2)
If your idea of jazz is like the classic sounds found in much loved Billy Wilder comedy Some Like …
Interview with Gediminas Karkauskas
A great prospect for home listening in these dark days of lostness when for Pandemic-striken …
Herbie Hancock to be honoured by PPL and Jazz FM
Fantastic that Herbie Hancock is to be the recipient of this year’s PPL Lifetime Achievement Award …
Ocean trio dream jazz – this week
Returning to the Lobero with his Ocean trio for a stream and where Charles Lloyd – saxophone …
Banning live music is not the answer
Some countries have reacted in different ways to the Pandemic. Banning live music is not the right …
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Anoushka Nanguy, Ken Mathieson and Corto.Alto are among the winners at the Scottish Jazz Awards
The Scottish Jazz Awards took place last night online hosted by singers Suzanne Bonnar and Luca …
2020 Highlight: 'Don't Misunderstand' by Jimmy Heath featuring Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter this year impressed more on his featured spot on Love Letter, the posthumously …
Blues highlight: 2020 Robert Cray, That's What I Heard
On the blues as a genre, not as a vital part of the languages of jazz which it deep down always is,
Matthieu Bordenave, La traversée
Matthieu Bordenave needs time to develop as a headline artist. New material next time, not …
Then and now, Ron Carter: 'My Funny Valentine' – sharing this emotion
The double bassist in and what preceded the second great Miles Davis quintet hear Ron Carter on the …
Popular over the last week
A warm welcome to you all. Thanks for your interest and continued support. Most read 5 stories over …
Tom Lewis Music Week interview
A few of the key passages from Andre Paine of Music Week's interview with Decca's co-MD Tom Lewis …
Peter Bernstein, What Comes Next
Supremely swinging. That's the bouncing 'Simple as That' on What Comes Next by Peter Bernstein. …
Lionel Loueke, HH
The Beninese, US, global scene guitarist-singer-composer-bandleader Lionel Loueke performing the …
Streaming tonight: Soweto Kinch
Inspired by Joe Harriott, Charlie Parker, Ralph Ellison, Common. Mentored as a young player by …
Jazz musician survey makes for gloomy reading as devastating impact of the pandemic continues to hit
A Jazz Fuel survey finds that as of October 2020, 55 per cent of jazz musicians surveyed said that …
Tracks from Patricia Brennan Samurai Hotel studio set Maquishti are streaming
Valley of Search are releasing Maquishti by vibist Patricia Brennan in early-2021. The exquisite …
Origin Story, Good Friday
Exuding agreeable and highly desirable maturity, Origin Story are: Greg Felton on piano, Cormac …
German critics name Life Goes On by Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow as their jazz album of the year for 2020
The German Record Critics' Prize (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik) album of the year for …
'Melody' introduces Dorly's Song
Two years ago pianist Tom Oren from Tel Aviv won what was then the Monk competition (now the Hancock
Sarathy Korwar and Upaj Collective's 'Elephant Hangover' streams
From Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions to be released on 27 November the compelling sound of …
Skeltr, Dorje
In duo Sam Healey (keys, sax, vocals) and Craig Hanson (drums) as Skeltr are a blast of fresh air. …
Track of the day: Thelonigus
'Thelonigus' is drawn from For Such a Time as This by Eric Reed. In the swinging, retrobop idiom it …
Gig guide
Check before setting out in these uncertain times. However, more dates for socially distanced …
'System' by Brotherly streams
''Brotherly created musically ambitious work that was also relevant to the club culture of the day, …
Saluzzi solo
The fourth track, the beautiful 'Íntimo' from Albores (''Dawn'') by bandoneón great Dino Saluzzi, …
Shez Raja Lahore collaborations explored on Tales of the Punjab – announced by Ubuntu for a 2021 release
The next album from bass guitarist Shez Raja will be released in the latter part of March 2021, …
Evan Parker, John Edwards and Mark Sanders stream from Sands Studio
Choice stream catch-up in case you missed it: Evan Parker with John Edwards and Mark Sanders …