Alyn Shipton pays tribute to the globally renowned writer, arranger, producer and trumpeter whose long career was steeped in jazz – including early work with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton – long before his huge successes with George Benson and Michael Jackson
Southbank Centre London has confirmed the first names for its inaugural edition of its three-year partnership with the Montreux Jazz Festival
The producer, trumpeter, composer, bandleader and arranger died aged 91 on Sunday evening
The Austin-based arts, digital media and music conference will be hosted in London for the first time, from 2-7 June 2025, with submissions for performers now open
The recipients of the 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards were announced at a ceremony on 29 October 2024 at the Concert Artistes’ Association, Bedford Street, London
The award-winning keyboardist and composer shares new single which features bassist Ruth Goller and drummer Seb Rochford
The triple-Grammy winner will return to the UK for the first time in nine years for his only UK show of the year to headline next summer’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival on Sunday 6 July
The up-and-coming “psychedelic jazz” quartet share the video for their new single ahead of their debut album, Perfect Strangers, which is set for release at the end of January 2025
Applications are now open for the fourth funding cycle of this National Program Advancing Gender Justice
There’s a strong line-up of UK and international names at this year’s Cambridge Jazz Fest in November
