One of the most in demand jazz guitarists on the UK scene today, Nick Costley-White is gearing up to release his third album Poncha (Ubuntu Music), which will be celebrated with a not-to-be-missed live show at the intimate World Heart [...]
With What Happened There, legends of Japanese avant-garde music Keiji Haino and Natsuki Tamura come together for a wild set of jagged and intriguing improvised music that is a thrilling journey into the minds and approaches of two left-field virtuosos. [...]
Nordsnø Ensemble are an intriguing proposition. An award-winning Octet based in Germany – they fuse contemporary jazz with the influence of Scandinavian folkloric tradition. On this, their third full-length album, they team up with British pianist and organist Kit Downes, [...]
With their vibrant and versatile take on piano driven contemporary jazz, the Ilario Ferrari Trio has been wowing audiences and critics alike with the lively compositions taken from their latest album Above The Clouds – released by Elsden Music. On [...]
Latvian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Reinis Jaunais is a restless wanderer who has taken his dextrous acoustic guitar-playing all over Europe, across Asia and to Australia and beyond. He’s a musical magpie, who takes in a myriad of influences from his [...]
Bringing together the colossal talents of pianist Brad Mehldau, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner and guitarist Peter Bernstein with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart – MTB is the reconvening of a group of jazz greats from the Criss Cross [...]
After successfully pivoting away from the saxophone and launching a new phase of his career with a bag of full of flutes and an exploratory and spiritual new sound, Shabaka is back with another albeit shorter helping of meditative tracks. [...]
With the backdrop of the beautiful Hackney Church, Grammy award winning London jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats storm through a triumphant set. Expanded to a full band line-up, they’re on top form and seem genuinely humbled by the large and [...]
On Daughter of a Temple, New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer Ganavya offers up cultural fusion of spiritual jazz, Indian traditions and devotional music that is rooted in collaboration and a free-flowing approach. Many of the tracks feature notable collaborators. On [...]
With Keeping Company, Bill Laurance and Michael League release their second set of duo pieces, centred on Laurance’s piano and on League’s fretless bass and oud. Coming hot on the heels, of Where You Wish You Were, their acclaimed 2023 [...]
