The annual RNCM Saxophone Day in Manchester has previously attracted US stars such as Chris Potter and Eric Marienthal as headliners. This year the evening concert will be given by an undersung local hero, who has recently joined the conservatoire’s [...]
A weekend – and more – of top quality music with an attentive listening audience is a joy at the best of times. In these circumstances, for most people the first jazz festival for almost two years, it was a [...]
Nikki Iles, pianist, educator, bandleader is a pivotal figure in British jazz. Her jazz orchestra has just begun a tour in Scarborough, where they played the festival on Saturday. The remaining dates and the full personnel are listed below. On [...]
Acoustic Triangle (the trio of bassist Malcolm Creese, saxophonist/bass clarinettist Tim Garland and pianist Gwilym Simcock) is about to embark on a 20th Anniversary tour. In June 2001, at Soho’s Pizza Express Jazz Club, a quietly captivating UK trio – [...]
After last year’s enforced cancellation, the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music is back, and for London residents with an adventurous bent, it’s definitely worth the three-hour train journey to see this interesting and slightly quirky event, writes Peter [...]
