Zara McFarlane – Sweet Whispers. Celebrating Sarah Vaughan (Eternal Source of Light ESOL004LP. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) ...

Sam Braysher Quartet feat. Sara Dowling (Pizza Express Live. That’s Him: The Music of Kurt Weill album launch. 1 July 2024. Review by Richard Lee) ...

Michael Putland Norma Winstone is a British vocalist and lyricist whose work spans more than fifty years. Her collaborators ...

In the latest of our series where musicians consider their idols or formative influences, pianist Phil Merriman (*) picks music by Kenny Wheeler that has left its mark on him: Kenny Wheeler, June ...

In the first of UKJN’s reports from this year’s 42nd Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige, 28 June to 7 July, Ralf Dombrowski reports on: – No Sax No Clar- Maria Faust’s ...

Trio Manouche (Simon Harris, Giulio Romano Malaisi, Dave Kelbie, Marcus Penrose)(Thursday Jazz at The George IV, Chiswick. 27 June 2024. Review by Sebastian Scotney) L-R: Simon Harris, Dave Kelbie ...

Nils Wogram Muse (Minoritenkirche, Regensburg. 28 June 2024. Review by Michael Scheiner*) ...

The following is an interview with alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, conducted by jazz journalist Morgan Enos. Her debut album, Among Giants, was released 21 June via Blue Engine Records. The album ...

‘Japanic’ is such a clever name for pianist Aki Takase ’s latest group incarnation. A plausible synonym for ‘Japanese’ (Takase being Japanese by birth but domiciled in Berlin since 1988), it’s also a ...

Alice Zawadzki, Manfred Eicher, Stefano Amerio, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado. Photo credit Kate Sawbridge Fred Thomas writes(*) : “I’m so happy ...

Four Decades of Jazz at Guildhall(Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, Guildhall Jazz Singers, directed by Scott StromanGuildhall Jazz Percussion Ensemble, directed by Adriano Adewale & Ines LoubetSilk ...

The Gary Smulyan and Frank Basile Quintet – Boss Baritones (Steeplechase SCCD 31963 – album review by Mark McKergow) This pairing of New York’s finest baritone saxophone exponents brings a feast of ...