In a rare appearance singer Neneh Cherry joined Groove Armada in Ronnie Scott’s to raise money for the under threat Doncaster Youth Jazz Association whose future is now up in the air following grant funding cuts.
Jazzwise reaches a youthful 15 years of age with its April issue, out on 22 March, and to celebrate this momentous anniversary occasion a special Jazzwise to the Power of 15 Festival will be held at the world famous Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in London’s Soho from 12-17 March.
Titled Music for Small and Increasingly Large Ensembles the ever decreasing circles that in approach and execution bring jazz and classical music ever closer together sprung to mind instantly as Dave Douglas performed in concert at the Royal Academy of Music last night.
Three very distinctive jazz talents come together under the banner of eXplorations to play Kings Place in London over the next three nights beginning this evening.
The regular trio of reeds player Shabaka Hutchings, drummer Tony Marsh and double bass player Guillaume Viltard took their own brand of free improv to Café Oto last night.
Nearly four years after their demise following the tragic death of pianist and composer Esbjörn Svensson in a diving accident in June 2008 a new EST studio album, 301, is set for release on 30 March on the ACT label.
World Service Project are to be part of the line-up of a dozen of Europe’s new cutting edge jazz and improvising bands and artists to gather at the 12 Points! festival next month.
Jazz FM is extending its commitment to live music with upcoming tour dates across the UK featuring the Marcus Miller Band, Kyle Eastwood Band, two special concerts by MOBO award winning saxophonist Yolanda Brown with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and a continuation of its Discovery nights at London’s Boisdale club in Canary Wharf.
The young and outspoken trio Badbadnotgood who have garnered a huge following over the last six months in their first UK performance showed us why on Friday.
The biggest headlining gig to date so far in the UK by Robert Glasper and the first appearance of the brand new Pat Metheny Unity Band have just been confirmed for shows later in 2012 by London’s Barbican.
