EFG LJF 2024 is taking shape – the organisers of the London Jazz Festival are putting out a series of monthly press releases during the summer with a “wave” of artists each time. The most recent, from the end of [...]
Oliver Weindling looks forward to this year’s Inntoene Jazz Festival in Austria, one of Europe’s best boutique festivals, and the creation of the remarkable Paul Zauner (programme listing below) : For over 20 years, Paul Zauner’s Inntoene Festival has taken [...]
“I’m so happy to announce that my 4th album on ECM Records will be out this autumn. This time a trio with my dear friends and incredible musicians Alice Zawadzki and Misha Mullov-Abbado. The record is called Za Górami (‘Behind [...]
A good festival balances high quality and interesting programming with location and atmosphere. And it’s certainly so often that the location of the festival is not in the usual city but in “borderlands” with an openness to different cultures coming [...]
Judi Jackson is one of the headliners at the Buxton International Festival, with a concert on 11 July this year at the Buxton Opera House, as part of a double bill with Madeline Bell and Ian Shaw. This is the [...]
Following a successful first year, Summer Jazz Camp Scotland, directed by Andrew Bain and Ryan Quigley, is returning to the South Lanarkshire hills this August. Feature and interview with saxophone tutor Helena Kay. Scottish National Jazz Orchestra saxophonist Helena Kay [...]
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2024 will take place in the city from 12-21 July, at several venues including the re-opened Jazz Bar. UKJN writers and Edinburgh residents Patrick Hadfield and Mark McKergow pick some events they are looking [...]
Lovers of vintage 1980s American and Brit Funk and funk jazz will be in for a special treat on 22 June when the Saturday Love All-Dayer comes to Broomfield Park in Palmers Green. From 1pm to 9pm, patrons will be [...]
The popular jazz series Out To Lunch, returns this summer for its 14th year. Initially OTL had a mixed programme that included jazz, but by 2012 jazz took over as the sole genre, reflecting what the audiences requested. Kicking off this June [...]
Pianist Geoff Castle (1949-2020), a member of Ian Carr’s Nucleus, Paz and Carmina was a “a pivotal and seemingly ubiquitous player on the British jazz scene” (Roger Farbey). His output ranged from contemporary Jazz & Latin to Folk and Caribbean. [...]
