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LondonJazz is a not-for profit venture, but may occasionally take on work as a paid publicist and/or sell advertising packages. Where a piece published after 26th October 2012 appears which is linked ...

Since 2023, Livia Records have meticulously restored and re-released three Louis Stewart albums: Some Other Blues, Out On His Own and Louis the First. Now they’ve released a rarity that will surely ...

Steel-pannist, composer and keyboardist Mark Cherrie is steeped in the Trinidad-jazz tradition through family ties (dad Ralph was one of the leading early lights of the Notting Hill Carnival) and work ...

For more than two decades pianist Liam Noble has been a key figure on the vibrant British Jazz scene, both as a sideman and leader. He has collaborated with musicians including Dave Liebman, Tim Berne ...

The release of Dance, No One’s Watching sees London quintet Ezra Collective riding the crest of a wave of popularity that started building in 2018. Their last album Where I’m Meant to Be took them to ...

Andy Scott and Rob Cope with Liam Noble (partly hidden). Photo by John Quinn This performance by Rob Cope’s ‘Gemini’ was the second half of the opening concert of the 15 th series of concerts in ...

Shabaka, who will be at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 November, is “an emblematic artist for the age.” Feature by Phil Johnson Much of the well-deserved attention for ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge ...

This second recording from violinist Arun Ramamurthy’s trio sees him stretching himself compositionally, the set centring on a four-part suite which explores the Brooklyn-born player’s Indian roots.

Among aficionados of contemporary UK jazz, Raffy Bushman is something of a cult figure. He has developed a serious reputation, particularly among other musicians, having been musical director of the ...

The series of recordings the veteran Brazilian star Marcos Valle has made for the London-based label Far Out has been a reliable repository of quality Rio jazz-funk with a distinctive authorial ...

Sad to hear about the passing of the legendary Benny Golson, one of the true greats of jazz. I was privileged to play a couple of tours in Spain and Ireland with Benny, the great drummer Keith ...