LondonJazz News

Jul 26, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Byron Wallen

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival:-Playtime with Byron Wallen-Soweto Kinch Trio-Matthew Kilner Quartet-Laura Jurd Quintet-Norman Willmore Sextet-Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Trio(Various venues, Edinburgh. 12-21 July 2024. Round-up review by Patrick Hadfield)It’s the middle of July, and the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival comes around again: ten days crammed with interesting music – so much so that the inevitable clashes mean hard choices have to be made. Usually this would preclude local musicians.

Jul 26, 2024 | londonjazznews.com | Byron Wallen

Live Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival:-Playtime with Byron Wallen-Soweto Kinch Trio-Matthew Kilner Quartet-Laura Jurd Quintet-Norman Willmore Sextet-Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Trio(Various venues, Edinburgh. 12-21 July 2024. Round-up review by Patrick Hadfield)It’s the middle of July, and the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival comes around again: ten days crammed with interesting music – so much so that the inevitable clashes mean hard choices have to be made.

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.