Tuesday 8 October – Basil Hodge Quartet ft Tony Kofi at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone Tuesday 8 October – Richard Pite, Chris Parish, Lorenzo Evans, Harry Evans are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club ...

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (Wembley Stadium, 25 and 27 July 2024. Review of two nights by Dan Paton) Photo by Dan Paton “You think you can outlast the E Street Band?!”, Bruce Springsteen ...

In the latest of our series where musicians write about their inspirations and idols, Alison Crockett (*) writes about Cassandra Wilson Alison Crockett writes: When I discovered Cassandra Wilson, it ...

Jemma Freese – Shadowboxing (Available from Bandcamp – link below. Album review by AJ Dehany) Whether thrashing a keyboard with indie art-rockers Maxïmo Park, hammering avant-hard jazzpunk soundscapes ...

If your local jazz club had a huge whip-round or received a vast council grant (OK I’m dreaming), who would you want to see on the bandstand? Guitarist Julian Lage is a good candidate; he may often be ...

In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, jazz composer, pianist and broadcaster Simon Lasky describes ten tracks by Pat Metheny. Simon writes: I got into ...

It takes off with Lovano‘s Other Worlds Suite: Space Exploration starts enigmatically as they explore the space around each other with tense phrases. Linda May Han Oh’s lustrous bass tone leads them ...

David Burke – Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz (Desert Hearts. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Giant Steps presents short chapters on 25 musicians from the British Caribbean, African and ...

Håkon Kornstad – Out Of The Loop (Jazzland. Album review by Peter Bacon) This album is the result of a session in Sofienberg Church in Oslo at the beginning of March 2020, which Håkon Kornstad ...

Jazzrausch Bigband - téchne (ACT 9923-2. Album Review by Jon Carvell) Those who like their jazz to be a jingling background to a sophisticated reception should probably look away now. The Jazzrausch ...

Lorne Lofsky – This Song Is New (Modica Music. Album review by Denny Ilett) Canadian Lorne Lofsky (b.1954) is a name that guitarists of all persuasions, over the last four decades, have consistently ...

Lydia Liebman is an accomplished media and music industry professional with experience as a publicist, concert promoter, radio host, musician, producer and journalist. Since she launched her own ...