Jazz breaking news: Keith Jarrett / Charlie Haden album set for May release
- Monday, March 22, 2010
Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden’s album Jasmine will be released on 10 May on ECM.
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Jazz breaking news: Stanko Pays Tribute to Polanski Composer Komeda at London’s Polish Film Festival
- Friday, March 19, 2010
Trumpeter Tomasz Stanko will appear at the Barbican Hall as part of the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival on 27 March, playing the music of pianist and composer Krzysztof Komeda.
Jazz breaking news: Gunther Schuller To Conduct SNJO At Edinburgh Festival
- Thursday, March 18, 2010
Gunther Schuller is to conduct the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in a special performance at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on 26 August.
Jazz breaking news: Dave Liebman To Make Keynote Speech At Leeds Educators Conference
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The 16th Leeds International Jazz Conference which takes place at Leeds College of Music next week from Thursday 25 to Friday 26 March will focus on the art of improvisation, both from a theoretical academic basis and from a performance standpoint, as reflected in the two keynote speakers.
Jazz breaking news: All Star Bill For Vortex Haiti Benefit
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010
London’s Vortex jazz club on Friday is hosting a special fundraising concert titled Haitian Fight Song, a benefit concert to raise money for the ongoing disaster relief efforts in Haiti following January’s devastating earthquake.
Jazz breaking news: Tonbruket Make UK Debut At Midnight Pizza Express Jazz Club Show
- Monday, March 15, 2010
Dan Berglund, the former bassist for the Esbjörn Svensson Trio, arguably the most influential jazz group of the last decade, on Friday launched his first new project since pianist and bandleader Esbjörn Svensson died tragically in a diving accident in June 2008.
Jazz breaking news: Zen Minimalists Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Return To The Sage
- Friday, March 12, 2010
After a warm reception last March at the Gateshead Jazz Festival, classically-trained Swiss pianist/composer Nik Bärtsch returned to the Sage earlier this week with his band Ronin to perform a mixture of new material alongside works taken from their most recent album Holon on ECM Records.
Jazz breaking news: Swanage Jazz Fest Unveils Line-Up
- Thursday, March 11, 2010
This year’s Swanage Jazz Festival is now confirmed to take place from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 July, one of the first UK summer jazz festivals to announce its line-up for this year.
Jazz breaking news: Countdown to Gateshead
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Not long now to the first major event on the UK jazz festival calendar for 2010, the Gateshead International Jazz Festival which takes place between 26 March and 28 March.
Jazz breaking news: Billy Jenkins Gears Up For New Album and Digital Reissues
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010
This year promises to be a big year for guitarist Billy Jenkins, the maverick jazz and blues guitarist, with a series of key album reissues and a brand new album.