The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble’s bandleader and arranger Sean Khan spoke to UK Jazz News about the ensemble’s unique mix of folk music and jazz, the involvement of folk legends Dave Pegg and Jacqui McShee, and the programme he’s [...]
Italian Mauro Sigura is a jazz oud player and recent winner of the international 7VirtualJazz contest. Although he has played across the world, he has never played in the UK and brings his Electric Quartet – with Marcello Peghin, Pierpaolo [...]
It is always interesting to listen to an artist who challenges being pigeonholed into a particular genre or style. Belgian-Japanese pianist Alex Koo’s new album surprises you from one track to the next, while at the same time assuring the [...]
Pianist Johanna Summer and saxophonist Jakob Manz are two young leading lights of the German jazz scene, and this album featuring them in a duo setting shows us why. The many varied pleasures of this album come and go in [...]
