Peter Bacon

Apr 14, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Peter Bacon

While some well-established city jazz venues may be struggling to keep their doors open, here’s an encouraging story from an unexpected corner of the country. Kings Bromley, a small village in Staffordshire, held its inaugural jazz club night in March and is gearing up for a programme of future gigs, starting with John Watson’s Latin Heat II on 8 May. Peter Bacon reports. The main man behind Kings Bromley Jazz Club is village resident Jonathan Nason.

Apr 11, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Peter Bacon

Separate from his regular Mondays with Morgan column, jazz journalist Morgan Enos reached out to two NYC jazz veterans – saxophonist Vincent Herring and drummer Joe Farnsworth – to discuss their roles in the swinging legacy of Smoke Jazz Club, one of the pre-eminent jazz clubs in Manhattan. Paul Stache, the co-founder of Smoke, also offers expressions. Just in time for April – Jazz Appreciation Month – Smoke is ringing in its 25th anniversary with a number of celebrations.

Apr 6, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Peter Bacon

Reviews ‘Round Midnight, the new late-night jazz programme on BBC Radio 3, started last Monday. Jazz five nights a week is an apt  – some might say overdue – acknowledgement by the national broadcaster of the importance of this musical form, and comes at a time when British jazz in particular is in something of a golden period, a fact recognised by the programme’s commitment to 60% homegrown content.

Apr 6, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Peter Bacon

Reviews ‘Round Midnight, the new late-night jazz programme on BBC Radio 3, started last Monday. Jazz five nights a week is an apt  – some might say overdue – acknowledgement by the national broadcaster of the importance of this musical form, and comes at a time when British jazz in particular is in something of a golden period, a fact recognised by the programme’s commitment to 60% homegrown content.

Jan 13, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Peter Bacon

Jasper Høiby’s Three Elements(World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens. 11 January 2024. Live review by Noah Langford)Jasper Høiby  told the crowd that when he first encountered pianist Noah Stoneman and drummer Luca Caruso while teaching at the Royal Academy of Music, he instantly liked what he heard; a possible future collaboration with one of the two was not out of the question, he thought.