Watford Jazz Junction coming up on Thursday plus recommended gigs for week beginning 16 May

Festivals this week sees attention turn to Watford's Jazz Junction and a line-up that includes Shri Sriram and Dennis Rollins, NYJO feat. Tim Garland, Emma Smith Quartet, Ilario Ferrari trio, Georgina Jackson, John Etheridge trio, Archipelago, …

Published: 15 May 2022. Updated: 22 months.

Festivals this week sees attention turn to Watford's Jazz Junction and a line-up that includes Shri Sriram and Dennis Rollins, NYJO feat. Tim Garland, Emma Smith Quartet, Ilario Ferrari trio, Georgina Jackson, John Etheridge trio, Archipelago, Samuel Sharp, Jelly Cleaver, Beatmakers Percussion Workshop with George Double, John Watson, Sultan Stevenson, Mark Kavuma, Jo Harrop, Pete and Immy Churchill. Dates are 19-22 May. The festival website is here

Back in March drummer and composer Jas Kayser released 5ive led off by the bustling 'Darkness in the Light' featuring Ava Joseph and Giacomo Smith. The London-based, Berklee-trained player released the album on the Jazz re:freshed label. Jas is joined on the album by percussionist Joao Caetano, bassist Daisy George, guitarist Jamie Leeming, trumpeter Christos Stylianides, tenorist Mark Hurrell, altoist Giacomo Smith who also co-produces, by singer Ava Joseph and Jas' twin brother, spoken word artist Aalvk.

Jas Kayser, top, playing 606, London on Wednesday

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UK jazz albums top 10 best-of from January to date

1 Kit Downes trio, Vermillion, ECM 2 Vega Trails, Tremors in the Static, Gondwana 3 Binker and Moses, Feeding the Machine, Gearbox 4 Emily Francis Trio, Luma, No label 5 Mike Soper, Undoing, No label 6 Will Glaser, Climbing in Circles Pt 4, …

Published: 15 May 2022. Updated: 20 months.

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