The Manchester jazz renaissance continued last night at Ronnie Scott’s with the launch of Big Ideas by the main motivators of the city’s new jazz scene Beats & Pieces Big Band.
Singer Claire Martin is to release her latest album Too Much in Love to Care on 30 April, her label Linn records has just confirmed.
Nothing if not prolific and following quickly on from last year’s superlative solo Live In Marciac set Brad Mehldau returns in March with his latest album Ode, his label Nonesuch has confirmed.
The Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert is set to take place for the first time in the UK at the London Palladium on 2 April 2012.
Legendary jazz rock drummer Ginger Baker, best known as a member of Cream and Blind Faith, is set to appear for two nights at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club on 27 – 28 April.
The Partager festival returns to London this week, and kicks off tomorrow at Shoreditch jazz club Charlie Wright’s International.
The inexorable rise of singer Gregory Porter continues.
Sometimes the word ‘supergroup’ is just unavoidable.
Loop Collective post-bop band Monocled Man will play the first of five residency gigs tonight planned for this year at the Forge in London.
The Manchester Jazz Festival has announced details of two new commissioned works for this year’s festival to be held in July.
