Jack Walrath (trumpet); Abraham Burton (tenor sax); George Burton (piano); Boris Kazlov (bass); Donald Edwards (drums)I sighed, I cried, I almost died at the thought of yet another hard-bop trumpet, tenor, piano, bass and drums combo shooting for the moon. Let's face it, Blakey, Silver and a whole lot of the Blue Note boys had worked this side of the street since time knows when and, as a ..read more

Playlist 02/06/24 (repeated Tuesday 04/06/24) Memories: Benny Goodman. Requests: Jeff Barnhart, Spats Langham. Further Memories: Eugene Wright, Christian McBride Trio, Johnny Hodges, Louis Hayes, Kenny Washington, Kenny G. Requests: Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman. Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra, Anouar Brahem. https://www.ayclifferadio.co.uk/listen Aycliffe Radio ..read more

With the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings coming up I thought it would be an appropriate time to upload this YouTube clip of the Fenner Sisters and the Tees Valley Jazzmen 'doing their bit'. Lance ..read more

Jihye Lee (composer/conductor); Ben Kono, David Pietro, Jason Rigby, Jonathan Lowery, Carl Maraghi (reeds); Brian Pareschi, Nathan Eklund, David Smith, Stuart Mack (trumpet, fluegelhorn); Mike Fahie, Alan Ferber, Nick Grinder, Jeff Nelson (trombones); Alex Goodman (guitar); Adam Birnbaum (piano); Matt Clohesy (bass); Jared Schonig (drums); Keita Ogawa (perc) + Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet tks 1 & ..read more

Joe Steels (guitar); Paul Susans (double bass); John Hirst (drums) + John Weaver (trumpet); Bailey Rudd (drums); Euan Hunter (guitar); ? (guitar); Bridget Enever (soprano sax)The first in a new monthly jam session in Hexham attracted a decent crowd and a handful of musicians looking to sit-in. The Tannery at the bottom of Gilesgate is a two-room community hostelry offering three or four ..read more

Joe Webb (piano); Will Sach (double bass); Sam Jesson (drums)A record deal with Edition Records, touring worldwide and, most recently, making his debut as a radio presenter, Joe Webb is riding the crest of a wave. This evening at a sold out Ronnie Scott's, over the course of two sets we were witness to a truly memorable performance of dazzling piano playing recalling Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Oscar ..read more

Roger Kellaway (piano); Jay Leonhardt (bass); Dennis Mackrell (drums) + Roni Ben-Hur (guitar on tks 4, 5 & 8)For some reason or other when the 'my favourite pianist' question crops up Roger Kellaway's name is rarely in the frame. I too have been guilty of that omission and, as I listen to this recording from Mezzrow I'm giving myself a virtual slap on the wrist as I realise what I've been ..read more

Emma Rawicz (tenor sax, soprano sax); Ivo Neame (piano); Kevin Glasgow (bass guitar); Asaf Sirkis (drums)Emma Rawicz has achieved much in her career to date. Gigging here, there and everywhere (including a Newcastle Jazz Festival appearance) with some of the best in the business, writing material, forming a big band (performing at a sold out Ronnie Scott's), all in a day's work. Remarkably, all ..read more

© Jeff PritchardJeff Guntren  (tenor sax); Paul Hartley (guitar); Ken Marley (bass); Eryl Roberts (drums).Although it was a Tuesday night there was a really good turnout to hear Jeff Guntren who is originally from Davenport, Iowa but now resides in Bramhall which is quite close to Stockport. I noticed that there were a lot of new faces among the audience and by the time the band were ready ..read more

© Mike TilleyPippa Morgan, Max Storey, Crissi Booth, Lucy McCarten, Brian Wicks (saxes); Billy Bradshaw, Sam Armstrong, James Bateman, Andrew Marshall (trumpets); Alex Utting, Bertie Marks, Josh Scott, Kieran Parnaby (trombones); Ben Davies (guitar); Alex Ngeyu (keys); Joe Sharples (bass); Dan Arenstein (drums); Anna Heslop (vocals).© Mike TilleyBold by name bold by nature the ..read more