A brace of formidable performances by two of jazz’s hottest properties fired up Dalston’s scenesters as Acoustic Ladyland and Troyka (left) headlined the Halloween special at Barden’s Boudoir in east London at the weekend.
Cardiff-based Edition records – fast becoming a force to be reckoned with as a UK indie record label with a distinctive look and a mind of its own – hosts a three-day festival at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London’s Soho beginning tonight.
The south west London Bull’s Head pub in Barnes marks its fiftieth year of putting on jazz this month with a series of gigs running from 12 November through to 6 December.
A new electro jazz outfit, Gannets, formed by a member of experimental indie rock group the Guillemots, are playing UK dates this December.
Arun Ghosh, the Manchester-based clarinettist and bandleader, continues to build on his busy year – that has seen him wow international promoters at the Bremen Jazz Ahead conference and a triumphant set at the Ronnie Scott’s Brit Jazz Fest this summer – with an intimate performance at Ray’s Jazz record shop at Foyles on London’s Charing Cross road.
Tony Bevan doesn’t do things by halves.
A unique festival of Indian music and dance takes place at Sadler’s Wells this November with Trilok Gurtu, Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawheny and Akram Khan.
Acoustic Ladyland returned to the fray this summer with a new guitar-fuelled line up featuring Leeds-based axe-merchant Chris Sharkey and a scorching new album, Living With A Tiger.
The vibrant state of today’s avant-garde scene was proven at this year’s Densités International Festival in Fresnes-en-Woevre, France, that ran from 23-25 October.
The hotly tipped Norwegian group, the Helge Lien Trio, wowed the audience with a stunning set at Norway’s Lillehammer Jazz Festival last weekend prior to their debut UK appearance at the Pizza Express Jazz Club on 20 November, part of the London Jazz Festival.
