Jazz breaking news: Zorn’s 60th birthday songs at Barbican
- Wednesday, July 3, 2013
John Zorn, the New York-based avant garde saxophonist and improviser is celebrating his 60th birthday at the Barbican on 12 July.
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Jazz breaking news: Lauren Kinsella wins Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize
- Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Acclaimed vocalist and composer Lauren Kinsella (pictured left) has won the 2013 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize.
Jazz breaking news: Marcus Miller and Chick Corea electrify Jazz a Vienne
- Monday, July 1, 2013
The 33rd Jazz a Vienne festival got off to an electrifying start thanks to a brilliant Saturday evening show from Marcus Miller (pictured above) that shook the Theatre Antique into life.
Jazz breaking news: SNJO get in the spirit of Duke at BRASS Festival
- Wednesday, June 26, 2013
The seventh annual BRASS Durham International Festival, which runs from 7 until 21 July, showcases the best brass bands and groups from around the world along with street theatre, sound installations, film screenings and interdisciplinary explorations between music, architecture and art.
Jazz breaking news: Leo Blanco thrills with solo Afro-Latin set
- Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Back here at The Forge in March, British pianist Robert Mitchell closed his inspired Leftitude festival with a grandstand display of piano-as-percussion.
Jazz breaking news: Bowie and The Stones inspire Cleveland Watkiss at St James Studio
- Monday, June 24, 2013
The Jazz And Roots night at St James Studio was the perfect opportunity for vocalist Cleveland Watkiss – along with Jonathan Gee (piano), Ernesto Simpson (drums) and Larry Bartley (bass) – to indulge themselves playing as the singer put it “songs I've loved from my youth, I call them my Songs Diaspora.
Jazz breaking news: Gregory Porter in High Spirits
- Thursday, June 20, 2013
Jon Newey gets a hit of his long awaited new album due in September After months of high anticipation the new album by the hotly acclaimed, Grammy nominated singer and composer, Gregory Porter, is released by Blue Note/Universal on 9 September bearing the evocative title, Liquid Spirit.
Jazz breaking news: Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde take five at the Vortex
- Thursday, June 20, 2013
Pianist Andrew McCormack and saxophonist Jason Yarde are set to perform an special concert at London’s Vortex on Friday 21 June, in celebration of their critically acclaimed recording and performing partnership that has spanned the last five years.
Jazz breaking news: Gwyneth Herbert, Dave O'Higgins and Amy Roberts get Wiltshire Jazz Festival swinging
- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Nestled in the quiet rustic charms of Dinton, just outside Wilton, Salisbury, the Wiltshire Jazz Festival featured an impressively wide-ranging programme, and a strong turnout ensured a distinct buzz across the venues and lawns.
Jazz breaking news: Evan Parker and Omar Puente for Trinity Laban Inside Out Jazz Festival
- Monday, June 17, 2013
Curated by saxophonist and ECM recording artist Martin Speake, the annual Inside Out Jazz Festival kicks off today at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, with a week of masterclasses running until Friday 21 June, talks and concerts with celebrated international artists and student ensembles.