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Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina, Blue Note***/1/2

Published: 3 Feb 2023. Updated: 9 hours ago.

Dave Liebman, Live at Smalls, Cellar Live ****

Published: 3 Feb 2023. Updated: 14 hours ago.

James Brandon Lewis, Eye of I, Anti *****

Published: 3 Feb 2023. Updated: 18 hours ago.

Day & Taxi, Live in Baden, Clean Feed ***

Published: 2 Feb 2023. Updated: 33 hours ago.

Initial sampling from The Power of the Spirit is a strikingly soulful live taste of Isaiah J. Thompson

Published: 2 Feb 2023. Updated: 36 hours ago.

Wolfgang Haffner, Silent World, ACT ***1/2

Published: 2 Feb 2023. Updated: 32 hours ago.

Jay Hoggard, Raise Your Spirit Consciousness, JHVM ****

Published: 2 Feb 2023. Updated: 33 hours ago.

Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers, International Anthem ***1/2

Published: 1 Feb 2023. Updated: 38 hours ago.

Nabaté Isles, En Motion, Ropeadope ***1/2

Published: 1 Feb 2023. Updated: 2 days ago.

Ottilie Patterson remembered

Published: 31 Jan 2023. Updated: 3 days ago.

Johanna Summer, Resonanzen, ACT ***

Published: 31 Jan 2023. Updated: 3 days ago.

Kenny Barron, The Source, Artwork/PIAS ****

Published: 30 Jan 2023. Updated: 4 days ago.

Ed Cherry, Are We There Yet? Cellar Live ***1/2

Published: 30 Jan 2023. Updated: 4 days ago.

Moss Freed and Union Division, Micromotives, Discus Music ***

Published: 30 Jan 2023. Updated: 6 hours ago.

Gig of the week and sounds around

Published: 30 Jan 2023. Updated: 4 days ago.

January's best new jazz

Published: 30 Jan 2023. Updated: 4 days ago.

Radio 3 to celebrate the lasting musical legacy of Nina Simone

Published: 29 Jan 2023. Updated: 5 days ago.

Phil Donkin, Walk Alone, Klaeng Records ***1/2

Published: 29 Jan 2023. Updated: 4 days ago.

Belfast festival Brilliant Corners announces its line-up

Published: 28 Jan 2023. Updated: 6 days ago.

Caixa Cubo, Agôra, Jazz and Milk ***1/2

Published: 28 Jan 2023. Updated: 6 days ago.

Tropos, Shadow Music, Endectomorph ***

Published: 28 Jan 2023. Updated: 6 days ago.

Bill Laurance and Michael League, Where You Wish You Were, ACT ***

Published: 27 Jan 2023. Updated: 7 days ago.

Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix, Whirlwind ****

Published: 27 Jan 2023. Updated: 7 days ago.

Eyolf Dale, The Wayfarers, Edition ***1/2

Published: 27 Jan 2023. Updated: 7 days ago.

Album of the week - East Axis, No Subject, Brother Mister ****1/2

Published: 27 Jan 2023. Updated: 7 days ago.

Track of the week: Dave Liebman - The Beginning, Cellar Live ****

Published: 26 Jan 2023. Updated: 8 days ago.

Shez Raja, Marius Neset and Devils of Moko are among the acts at the upcoming Liverpool Jazz Festival

Published: 26 Jan 2023. Updated: 8 days ago.

Gabriel da Rosa, É o que a casa Oferece, Stones Throw ***

Published: 25 Jan 2023. Updated: 9 days ago.

Classic jazz singer Carol Sloane has died at the age of 85

Published: 24 Jan 2023. Updated: 9 days ago.

Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime, Mack Avenue/Brother Mister ****

Published: 24 Jan 2023. Updated: 10 days ago.

Enzo Zirilli Zirobop, Ten Past Never, Ubuntu ***

Published: 24 Jan 2023. Updated: 9 days ago.

Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles, Hotel San Claudio, Soul Bank Records ***1/2

Published: 23 Jan 2023. Updated: 11 days ago.

Solveig Slettahjell: soul of Scandinavia

Published: 23 Jan 2023. Updated: 11 days ago.

David Ake, Green Thumb, Posi-Tone ***

Published: 22 Jan 2023. Updated: 12 days ago.

Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski, Poiesis, Subcontinental Records ***1/2

Published: 22 Jan 2023. Updated: 11 days ago.

Wrapping up a week Pottering about in the podcast: top new albums and checking out a great new venue

Published: 22 Jan 2023. Updated: 12 days ago.

Gigs to go to beyond London

Published: 22 Jan 2023. Updated: 12 days ago.

Tessa Souter quartet, The Pheasantry, Chelsea ****

Published: 21 Jan 2023. Updated: 10 days ago.

Rickie Lee Jones next in the GAS pipeline covers 'Just In Time' on her standards themed upcoming Pieces of Treasure

Published: 20 Jan 2023. Updated: 14 days ago.

Josh Lawrence, And That Too, Posi-Tone ***1/2

Published: 20 Jan 2023. Updated: 11 days ago.

Jim Snidero, Far Far Away, Savant ****

Published: 20 Jan 2023. Updated: 14 days ago.

Track of the week - London Brew, 'Miles Chases New Voodoo In The Church', Concord Jazz ****

Published: 19 Jan 2023. Updated: 15 days ago.

Alec Harper quartet, Louche, Greek St, Soho ***1/2

Published: 19 Jan 2023. Updated: 15 days ago.

Andy Davies quartet, Upstairs at Ronnie's, Soho ****

Published: 19 Jan 2023. Updated: 15 days ago.

Joanna Eden and Guillermo Hill, Braziliance night, Upstairs at Ronnie's, Soho ***

Published: 19 Jan 2023. Updated: 15 days ago.

Most popular

Published: 18 Jan 2023. Updated: 19 hours ago.

Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard, Edition ****

Published: 17 Jan 2023. Updated: 17 days ago.

Houston Person, Reminiscing at Rudy's, High Note ***

Published: 17 Jan 2023. Updated: 17 days ago.

Anthony Joseph wins the T. S. Eliot prize

Published: 16 Jan 2023. Updated: 18 days ago.

Grand Gruyère Michael Arbenz delivers a spirited Take the 'A' Train on the piano master's upcoming album of Ellingtonia

Published: 16 Jan 2023. Updated: 18 days ago.

Break out artist radar briefing notes - Harald Lassen

Published: 16 Jan 2023. Updated: 18 days ago.

Whatever happened to the likely lads? The band is still the thing even when it struggles to survive

Published: 16 Jan 2023. Updated: 18 days ago.

Minihi, Stasis Loops, Velveteen ***1/2

Published: 14 Jan 2023. Updated: 20 days ago.

Most read + podcast highlights of that was the week that was

Published: 14 Jan 2023. Updated: 19 days ago.

Diary live gig choice outside London 16/20.01.23

Published: 14 Jan 2023. Updated: 20 days ago.

Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, The Universe’s Wildest Dream, Strick Muzik ***

Published: 13 Jan 2023. Updated: 20 days ago.

Can the new controller at BBC Radio 3 up the parlous amount of jazz on the network and return the station to Roger Wright's pioneering template?

Published: 13 Jan 2023. Updated: 21 days ago.

Simona Premazzi, Wave In Gravity ***1/2

Published: 13 Jan 2023. Updated: 21 days ago.

Track of the week: Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth, 'Home Is Where the Hatred Is,' Flying Dutchman/Acid Jazz

Published: 12 Jan 2023. Updated: 22 days ago.

Beats & Pieces Big Band, Good Days, Efpi ***1/2

Published: 12 Jan 2023. Updated: 21 days ago.

Alex Sipiagin, Mel's Vision, Criss Cross ****1/2

Published: 11 Jan 2023. Updated: 22 days ago.

Jazz themed Babylon picks up best original score Golden Globe

Published: 11 Jan 2023. Updated: 23 days ago.

Freaking out thriving on a riff - Christian McBride's New Jawn back with a vengeance on Head Bedlam

Published: 10 Jan 2023. Updated: 10 days ago.

Malcolm Strachan, Point of No Return, Haggis Records ***1/2

Published: 10 Jan 2023. Updated: 24 days ago.

Christoph Irniger & Pilgrim, Ghost Cat, Intakt ***

Published: 9 Jan 2023. Updated: 25 days ago.

Future of Nottingham venue Peggy's Skylight up in the air

Published: 9 Jan 2023. Updated: 25 days ago.

Joe Locke, 'Love For Sale,' Circle 9 ***1/2

Published: 9 Jan 2023. Updated: 25 days ago.

Paul Clarvis, Liam Noble, Cathy Jordan, Freight Train, Village Life ***

Published: 8 Jan 2023. Updated: 25 days ago.

Anders Jormin, Pasado en claro, ECM ***

Published: 7 Jan 2023. Updated: 27 days ago.

Gig diary choice for 9-15 January

Published: 7 Jan 2023. Updated: 27 days ago.

Michael Feinberg, Blues Variant, Criss Cross ***1/2

Published: 6 Jan 2023. Updated: 28 days ago.

Frederik Köster and die Verwandlung, Stufen, Traumton ***

Published: 6 Jan 2023. Updated: 28 days ago.

Enrico Pieranunzi Trio and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Blues & Bach: The Music of John Lewis, Challenge ***1/2

Published: 5 Jan 2023. Updated: 28 days ago.

Dublin and Cork dates form part of Jo Lawry's upcoming tour

Published: 5 Jan 2023. Updated: 29 days ago.

Mette Henriette, Drifting, ECM ***

Published: 5 Jan 2023. Updated: 29 days ago.

Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes, A Short Diary, ECM ****

Published: 4 Jan 2023. Updated: 30 days ago.

Dave O'Higgins, Rob Luft, Liane Carroll, Jeremy Sassoon, Dennis Rollins & Alan Barnes - 2023 Southport Jazz Festival

Published: 4 Jan 2023. Updated: 30 days ago.

Jason Moran, From the Dancehall To the Battlefield ****

Published: 4 Jan 2023. Updated: 30 days ago.

Gaz Hughes trio, Beboptical Illusion, gazhughesmusic.com ***

Published: 3 Jan 2023. Updated: 31 days ago.

Carmen Souza, Interconnectedness, Galileo ***1/2

Published: 3 Jan 2023. Updated: 31 days ago.

Rodney Whitaker, Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill, Origin ***

Published: 2 Jan 2023. Updated: 32 days ago.

Diego Rivera, Love & Peace, Posi-Tone ***

Published: 1 Jan 2023. Updated: 33 days ago.

Making tracks - progressive sounds from upcoming albums to usher in 2023

Published: 31 Dec 2022. Updated: 34 days ago.

Track of the day - Even Now I Think of Her, Sebastian Rochford and Kit Downes ****

Published: 31 Dec 2022. Updated: 34 days ago.

OBE for YolanDa Brown

Published: 31 Dec 2022. Updated: 34 days ago.

Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard, Palmetto ****

Published: 30 Dec 2022. Updated: 35 days ago.

The Fresh Sound Ensemble, Common Threads, Fresh Sound New Talent ***

Published: 29 Dec 2022. Updated: 36 days ago.

Track of the day: Steve Beresford, Elastic Articles, Discus Music ***

Published: 29 Dec 2022. Updated: 36 days ago.

Smaller audiences, a bookish year

Published: 29 Dec 2022. Updated: 36 days ago.

Track of the day: East Axis - Metal Sounds ****

Published: 28 Dec 2022. Updated: 37 days ago.

Jane Monheit, The Merriest, Club 44 ***

Published: 28 Dec 2022. Updated: 37 days ago.

Trondheim Voices, Christian Wallumrød, Gjest Song, Hubro ***

Published: 28 Dec 2022. Updated: 37 days ago.

Looking ahead to Got the Keys to the Kingdom: a new Vanguard quartet recording from Chris Potter

Published: 27 Dec 2022. Updated: 21 days ago.

Track of the day: Boosted - Yvonnick Prené

Published: 26 Dec 2022. Updated: 39 days ago.

Chihiro Yamanaka, Today Is Another Day, Blue Note ***

Published: 25 Dec 2022. Updated: 40 days ago.

Maxi Jazz has died at the age of 65

Published: 24 Dec 2022. Updated: 41 days ago.

Ed Cherry, 'Ding Dong' - track of the day

Published: 24 Dec 2022. Updated: 41 days ago.

Tomorrow is the question

Published: 23 Dec 2022. Updated: 41 days ago.

Julian Siegel jazz orchestra to hit the road

Published: 22 Dec 2022. Updated: 43 days ago.

The Fergus Quill trio, ¡Blamo!, Tight Lines ***1/2

Published: 22 Dec 2022. Updated: 33 days ago.