The Grassroots Jazz Charity currently has a raffle, with seven prizes on offer including: The raffle will close on Monday, 13 January 2025 at 19:27 – or when the last ticket is sold (whichever is sooner) 100% of proceeds go [...]
I remember seeing a documentary called ‘The Django Legacy’ on the telly back in ‘91. I recorded it on VHS and watched it over and over again. In those ‘pre-internet’ days you found inspiration wherever you could, and this short [...]
“This will be the 14th time I have toured the UK with my own band…It’s extremely important for jazz musicians to keep touring,” writes guitarist Nigel Price. His level of pro-activity is, as ever, inspirational. Today he announces a 42-date [...]
It’s long been known that there’s an amazing guitarist lurking in Liverpool by the name of John Wheatcroft. We don’t hear too much about him down here in the Big Smoke but when he does surface he’s always doing something [...]
Considering the vastness of the jazz universe, it would be all too easy to make the mistake of shouting too loud, fearful that your voice will not be heard otherwise. A shout into the wind. However, this little piece of [...]
“We have already seen several clubs close their doors permanently and the future of dozens of others is now hanging by a thread. We cannot allow this vital part of our heritage to be eroded.” The above is an extract [...]
The jazz world can be a very noisy place. It can often feel like the only way to get yourself noticed is to shout loudly, play impossibly fast, wear some funny clothes or perhaps even ‘bust a few genres’. However, [...]
