Friday and Saturday night recommended gigs - 10-11 June

Friday 10 June Ben Sidran Swing State, Ronnie Scott's, London Ivo Neame, Scott's Jazz Club, Belfast The Mark Nightingale and Alan Barnes Quintet, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London Allan McKeown Quartet, The Blue Arrow, Glasgow Str4ta, Jazz Cafe, …

Published: 9 Jun 2022. Updated: 21 months.

Friday 10 June

Ben Sidran Swing State, Ronnie Scott's, London

Ivo Neame, Scott's Jazz Club, Belfast

The Mark Nightingale and Alan Barnes Quintet, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London

Allan McKeown Quartet, The Blue Arrow, Glasgow

Str4ta, Jazz Cafe, London

Soul Summit feat. Polly Gibbons, Boisdale, Belgravia, London

Saturday 11 June

Brandon Allen Sextet, 606, London

March this year saw the release of a powerhouse Stanley Turrentine tribute album from fine saxophonist Brandon Allen who has paid tribute to Gene Ammons in the past now turning his attention to the soulful, hardblowing Turrentine on this latest release of his issued by the Ubuntu label. With the Aussie ace at the 6 are trombonist Mark Nightingale, saxist Sam Mayne, pianist Will Barry, bassist Dave Whitford and drummer Ian Thomas.

Jamie Safir Piano Talk, Crazy Coqs, London

Louise Clare Marshall, The Pheasantry, London

John Etheridge's Blue Spirits, Vortex, London

Soul Summit feat. Polly Gibbons, Boisdale, Belgravia, London

Mario Bakuna Band, Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham

John Etheridge, top

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Best 10 jazz albums - Jan-to-June

Approaching the summer these 10 albums stood out most of all through winter and spring in 2022. 1 BUGGE WESSELTOFT, BE AM, JAZZLAND Profound solo statements from the groundbreaking Norwegian 2 JULIUS RODRIGUEZ, LET SOUND TELL ALL, VERVE 3 JOHN …

Published: 8 Jun 2022. Updated: 21 months.

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Approaching the summer these 10 albums stood out most of all through winter and spring in 2022.

1 BUGGE WESSELTOFT, BE AM, JAZZLAND

Profound solo statements from the groundbreaking Norwegian

2 JULIUS RODRIGUEZ, LET SOUND TELL ALL, VERVE

3 JOHN SCOFIELD, JOHN SCOFIELD, ECM

4 KIT DOWNES TRIO, VERMILLION, ECM

5 MELODY GARDOT AND PHILIPPE POWELL, ENTRE EUX DEUX, DECCA

6 DAVID BINNEY A GLIMPSE OF THE ETERNAL, CRISS CROSS

7 MARK TURNER, RETURN FROM THE STARS, ECM

8 LIZZ WRIGHT, HOLDING SPACE (LIVE IN BERLIN), BLUES & GREENS

9 TIM BERNE AND GREGG BELISLE-CHI, MARS, INTAKT

10 CHARLES LLOYD, TRIOS: CHAPEL, BLUE NOTE

Bugge Wesseltoft, photo: Tore Sætre/Wikimedia

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