The upcoming fifth edition of the Seifert Competition brings together ten violinists from Poland, France, Portugal, the United States and Brazil. Since its inception in 2014 more than 200 musicians from all over the world have entered the competition. Through [...]
Violinist Faith Brackenbury continues her collaboration with avant garde free jazz drummer Tony Bianco with the release of a new double album ‘Wayward Mystic’, improvisations on the music of St. Hildegard von Bingen, and sets off on an Arts Council [...]
Mary James looks forward to Empirical at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon. She writes: Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon kicks off its 2022 spring/summer season with Empirical on Saturday 29 January 2022. The Centre is a community hub, hosting [...]
Guy Barker is returning to the Royal Albert Hall this December for the sixth year of his Big Band Christmas, and it’s back to full capacity. UKJazz News: After the first Big Band Christmas concert in 2016 (picture above) Sebastian [...]
A labour of love, almost by definition, takes a long time to bring to fruition. Director Nick Wells first saw Dave Holland at the age of 16 and instantly fell in love with the bass. Years later he interviewed his [...]
Imagine if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues, Brad Mehldau speculated about his Variations on a Melancholy Theme. This orchestral work does indeed follow in Brahms’ footsteps – it is supremely romantic and harmoniously lyrical, 35 deeply [...]
This year’s Jazz Juniors Competition will take place on 6 October 2021 in Kraków. It is now open for entries until 31 August 2021. The prestigious Jazz Juniors Competition held annually in Kraków returns as a live event for its [...]
Jazz and cricket may seem an unlikely combination – the former conjures up images of smoky basements and very late nights, the latter afternoons on the village green, healthy players and delicious teas. But Matthew Wright soon puts paid to [...]
