Jazz breaking news: Empirical To Be Artists-In-Residence At Trinity
- Friday, July 29, 2011
The Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music has announced a new partnership with the award-winning young band Empirical for the next 2011-12 academic year.
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Jazz breaking news: Archie Shepp, David Sanborn And Hermeto Pascoal Are The Latest Additions Just Announced For This Year’s London Jazz Festival
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
“New Thing” veteran Archie Shepp is the latest headliner to be added to the London Jazz Festival, which runs from 11-20 November, and is held in association with BBC Radio 3.
Jazz breaking news: Abdullah Ibrahim, Avishai Cohen and Hiromi Impress At Jazzaldia Festival
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Jazzaldia festival in the Basque city of Donostia-San Sebastián, which came to a conclusion on Monday, hosted a killer line-up of international and local musicians from right across the jazz spectrum.
Jazz breaking news: Keith Jarrett Plays Four Encores As Standards Trio Makes Triumphant Return To Royal Festival Hall
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
The scene of many an evening of artistic glory Keith Jarrett last night at the Royal Festival Hall managed to keep his cool and avoided his trademark temper tantrums, as the large audience failed to goad him into yet another ugly outburst.
Jazz breaking news: Soweto Kinch Recalls The Music Of Joe Harriott At The Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Soweto Kinch successfully invoked the spirit and music of free-jazz pioneer Joe Harriott last night at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, showing how Harriott has inspired him while also bringing his own unique voice to the performance.
Jazz breaking news: Basie Arranger Saxophonist Frank Foster Dies
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Best known as an arranger and saxophonist in an era when big bands ruled the roost on the jazz scene Frank Foster, whose name was synonymous with the Count Basie Orchestra, one of the greatest swinging big bands of them all, died yesterday aged 82.
Jazz breaking news: Jamie Cullum Pays Poignant Tribute To Amy Winehouse
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Segueing effortlessly from ‘Love Is A Losing Game’ into his own cover of Jeff Buckley’s ‘Lover You Should Have Come Over’ Jamie Cullum, last night at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, paid his own special tribute to the late Amy Winehouse just days after her untimely death.
Jazz breaking news: New Jazzwise iPad and iPhone App now available
- Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Jazzwise magazine continues its forward looking approach to presenting the global jazz scene with its newly launched dedicated iPad and iPhone App.
Jazz Breaking News: Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz Orchestra Changes Name
- Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz Orchestra has been renamed the Nu Civilisation Orchestra and will present a new programme of work this autumn, entitled Firebird.
Jazz breaking news: Beatbox Supremo Shlomo Teams Up With His Father For Door Mouse Gig
- Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Door Mouse Quintet debuts material from their new album tomorrow night at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London.