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News, reviews, features and comment from the London jazz scene plus our writers' list of recommended gigs. "LondonJazz News provides what must be the most in-depth local Jazz coverage on the planet."
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The programme for the 38th Glasgow Jazz Festival is announced, and tickets are now on sale. There is a host of Scottish stars, a long-awaited return of Bobby Watson, who was artist ..read more
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Jakub Klimiuk Quintet with Mark Lockheart(Vortex. Album Launch for ‘(un)balanced’. 1 May 2024. Review by David Shiers) Unlike many classical, rock and pop concerts, where the audience is there to hear old ..read more
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Roger Beaujolais’s new album Bags of Vibes, a tribute to Milt Jackson with special guest Jim Mullen, will be out on StayTuned Records on 13 May 2024. He starts a tour in ..read more
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Mark Nightingale/ James Davison/ Dave Newton/ Andrew Cleyndert/ Sebastian De Krom(Jazz at Imber Court. 21 April 2024. Review by Peter Vacher) Asked to justify the low level of grant support for jazz ..read more
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Carolyn Hume and Paul May: Shape of the Night (Leo Records. Album review by Phil Johnson) Starting with their critically-acclaimed debut, ‘Zero, released in the year 2000, the duo of pianist Carolyn ..read more
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The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins, edited by Sam V.H. Reese(New York Review Books. Book review by Phil Johnson), I suppose there must have been other moments in life when I felt as ..read more
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Kyle Eastwood: ‘Eastwood Plays Eastwood’(Ronnie Scott’s Club, London. 25 April 2024. Review by John McGloin) Kyle Eastwood is a regular visitor to the U.K., usually appearing at Ronnie Scott’s on an “annual ..read more
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Jakub Klimiuk Quintet, (un)balanced(Self-released, Bandcamp. Review by Mike Collins) NOTE: (un)balanced is released today 1 May and the launch is at the Vortex tonight / Ticket link below Guitarist Jakub Klimiuk’s quintet ..read more
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Reeds player and composer Tim Garland‘s career has spanned 33 years, and his creativity shows no sign of letting up. Three years in the making, his newest album Moment of Departure will ..read more
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READ ELSEWHERE The Jazz Journalists Association 2024 Awards nominations are announced – read more Belated Happy International Jazz Day – watch celebration concert Playtime brings more jazz to the Outhouse in Edinburgh ..read more