Charles Lloyd, Lizz Wright and Chris Potter uplift Umbria Jazz Festival 2024
- Friday, August 23, 2024
There was another star studded line-up at Perugia’s enchanting and spectacular jazz festival
Live Reviews
Lisbon’s Jazz em Agosto marks 40th anniversary with James Brandon Lewis, Ava Mendoza, Lucas Niggli and Gabby Fluke-Mogul
- Thursday, August 22, 2024
Martin Longley gorged on the entire eleven nights of Jazz em Agosto, set in the exotic garden amphitheatre of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Museum…
Billy Cobham and EST30 among the highlights at Ystad Jazz Festival 2024
- Friday, August 16, 2024
Ystad loves its jazz festival as much as the fictional TV police drama ‘Wallander’, which was set here. The festival is completely run by an army of local volunteers who do everything they can to make the festival a fun and friendly place where you can enjoy top class music
Henri Herbert, Ieva Dūdaitė and Richard Galliano among the highlights at Vilnius‘s Kristupo Festivalis
- Wednesday, August 14, 2024
In Lithuania´s capital the cross-genre Kristupo Festivalis (Christopher Summer Festival) celebrated its 30th birthday with some memorable concerts
Sun Mi Hong, Fergus McCreadie and Elio Villafranca shine at Sligo Jazz Project 2024
- Monday, August 12, 2024
The long-running jazz summer school and performance project packed in another top notch line-up for this year’s event in Sligo
Live Review: Moers Festival
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
The four-dayer Moers Festival hits its 53rd edition, not far from Cologne, resonating with the wayward sonics of Zeena Parkins, Conny Bauer and Arto Lindsay. Martin Longley strode around its oval site, from darkened indoor hangar to outdoor hippy scene, from music school to makeshift free improvisation stage…
The now-veteran sticksman Clark Tracey brings his sterling quintet to Hull’s Albemarle Music Centre
- Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Martin Longley grabbed a front table to see Art Themen, Colin Steele, Andrew Cleyndert and Dave Newton manifest a classic old-school line-up…
New Regency Orchestra, TC & the Groove Family and Laura Misch make for memorable WOMAD moments
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024
This gem in the UK festival calendar basked in balmy weather and a dazzling variety of sunny sounds, with plenty of jazz among the global grooves
Veronica Swift, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Chris Potter light up a colourful Canarias Jazz & más festival
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Jazz and more for over three weeks on eight islands – the Canarias Jazz & más festival is worth a visit
Maria Faust and Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements among Copenhagen Jazz Festival highlights
- Friday, July 26, 2024
There was depth and diversity at the Danish capital’s annual jazz festival