Last night at the Brighton Dome, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra presented a fascinatingly innovative and varied concert. The evening opened with the Gwilym Simcock Trio on stellar form, with Simcock, Conor Chaplin on bass and James Maddren on drums all [...]
Frontwoman to Hejira, who honour and celebrate the music of Joni Mitchell, with several EPs under her belt, as well as the experience of all kinds of big festivals (Glastonbury, Field Day, Wilderness, Secret Garden Party, Cambridge Folk Festival, Latitude…) [...]
With founding members Terry Seabrook (organ) and Peter Fraize (tenor sax) hailing from each side of the pond, naming the band in honour of the ocean that both separates and connects them was an obvious choice. Since joined by Jack [...]
Fresh from a trip down in Devon writing material for their next album, KOKOROKO admitted they’d not actually been planning any more gigs in London with this current set of music. But when Meltdown and the Royal Festival Hall come [...]
Black Lives – from Generation to Generation describes itself as “a collective of artists who are continuing to fight for equality and social justice through music”. The two-disc album features over 60 musicians from across the globe, and now a [...]
Since the founding of Jazz South three years ago (*), the programme has been busy developing networks, connections and talent across the south of England. To celebrate the diverse talent across the region and showcase some of its collaborations and [...]
While the world may have paused this past year, award-winning jazz artist Fiona Ross most certainly has not. A whirlwind of activity and creativity, her decades-spanning career has seen her enjoy and excel at everything from musical theatre to composing, [...]
LEAH WILLIAMS, Editor of UKJN’s 2021 International Women’s Day Series, writes: This weekend marks exactly a decade since we first published a special series for International Women’s Day and this year we’re excited to present our largest collection yet with [...]
