Latest Jazz News from London and beyond
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Swanage Jazz Festival, “the oldest and probably the largest pure Jazz Festival on the South Coast of England”, has made its first 2025 programme announcement. This 34th festival takes place over three days, from Friday 11 July – Sunday 13 [...]
The Jazz FM Awards are back for 2025. The most recent set was in 2022 (winners below). The 2025 Awards will be held at KOKO in Camden Town on 24 April 2025, which is also the opening night of the [...]
We are sad to hear from Cath Longbottom (*) that the influential, liked and admired pianist and educator Howard Riley died on Saturday, just a few days before what would have been his 82nd birthday. Howard had suffered from Parkinson’s, [...]
We list the jazz winners at the 2025 Grammys (*). First the jazz categories – with all nominees listed, and winners in bold – then other winners with a jazz connection. This is done at speed, and readers are welcome [...]
For the second in the series of four concerts that saxophonist Helena Kay has been invited to curate at the venue the saxophonist’s quartet will be revisiting Golden Sands, Kay’s second album. It’s the opening act, improvising folk duo Norman&Corrie, [...]
