This was not just a really special evening of music, it was a happy occasion too. At World Heartbeat in Nine Elms, the music is so close you’re almost in it. No, I’ll correct that: you *are* in it (*) [...]
UPDATE 21 Feb: This good news from the organisers of Jazz at the Parakeet: Quoting from their re-named Instagram page: “HI EVERYONE! Since receiving the message from the Parakeet that we couldn’t continue after the end of February, we’ve been [...]
Drummer and bandleader Matt Skelton has put together a new programme for quintet, in celebration of the work of drumming legend Shelly Manne, and of the five volumes of ‘At the Blackhawk’ records that are – Matt says “the centrepiece [...]
David West, who set up the petition for the Blue Note London club to be granted a licence, briefly closed it. but it is now open again as : “Approve The Blue Note London Late License” David has written an [...]
Rachael Cohen’s alto sax playing just gets better and better. How can it be that she hasn’t recorded an album in her own name since 2012? On Friday evening she called a very slow ballad tempo for “Tea for Two” [...]
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “Grassroots venues are the lifeblood of London’s music scene, providing a platform for up-and-coming artists and giving audiences an opportunity to enjoy music in intimate spaces. The world-renowned Blue Note Jazz club [...]
Jazz North have been in touch to tell us about the five “genre-bending, northern-flag-sailing jazz artists” who will form the next cohort for Northern Line – “the live talent development programme for jazz across the North.” The artists, announced today, [...]
Very sad news to report: the death a couple of days ago of the great drummer and bandleader Tony Kinsey at the age of 97. John Bungey wrote a preview for UKJN of the celebratory evening which Way Out West [...]
The last time LJN/UKJN covered Sambroso Sambroso was – and I am ashamed to admit it – in 2017 when he hosted the closing party at The Forge in Delancey Street, Camden (LINK BELOW). Dan Bergsagel summed up the tone [...]
Barry Guy: Over the last few years the improvised music community has witnessed the passing of so many important players. Now another one has sadly left us – Howard Riley. Countless years ago this wonderful creative pianist gave me the [...]
