Jean Toussaint - Long Time Coming
- Friday, June 25, 2010
Former Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint has become a fixture on the London jazz scene both as a player and a highly respected educator.
Features
Wynton Marsalis - Jazz Is The Teacher, Funk Is The Preacher
- Monday, May 31, 2010
This month Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center are in the UK for a major residency at the Barbican and a regional tour.
The Golden Age Of Steam - All Steamed Up
- Monday, May 31, 2010
The Golden Age Of Steam may well be the latest new young group to set the agenda on the London jazz scene.
Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - The Reunion
- Monday, May 31, 2010
Recorded three years ago but kept secret until recently Jasmine is Keith Jarrett's first studio album in years and marks his reunion this time in duo form with Charlie Haden.
John McLaughlin - The Oneness Of Freedom
- Friday, April 30, 2010
Following the success of the hard touring Five Peace Band, John McLaughlin has gone back on the road to support the release of his own 4th Dimension band’s new album To The One.
Neil Cowley Trio - Under The Radar
- Friday, April 30, 2010
The Neil Cowley Trio came out of nowhere not so very long ago but suddenly they’re into their third album and the band seems to be part of the fabric of the new UK jazz scene.
Dave Stapleton - Man On A Mission
- Friday, April 30, 2010
Not content with releasing his latest album Between The Lines, pianist Dave Stapleton has spent the last two years developing his own record label Edition into a force to be reckoned with.
Brad Mehldau - The Open Road
- Wednesday, March 31, 2010
While Brad Mehldau and his trio in recent years have redefined the contemporary piano trio, this month Mehldau makes an important detour with an extended project which teams him up once again with producer Jon Brion.
Django Bates - Now's The Time
- Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Who would have thought that Django Bates’ latest project would turn out to be a celebration of the music of Charlie Parker? But the influential British pianist and composer, who made his mark first of all in the 1980s and who turns 50 later this year, has always trod his own distinctively quirky path.
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Lady Sings The Blues
- Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s latest album pays homage to Billie Holiday, a singer she has interpreted on the London stage and whose music means a great deal to her both for her radical songs particularly ‘Strange Fruit’ but also for her uncompromising personality.