The Barbican has released full details of its autumn Contemporary Music season, including some London Jazz Festival dates, with October highlights including legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter and acclaimed trio Phronesis.
The Malta Jazz Festival came to a remarkable conclusion last night with an incendiary performance from Israeli double bass virtuoso and singer Avishai Cohen with his new trio (promising pianist Omri Mor, and impressive drummer Amir Bresler).
This August sees the third annual Brit Jazz Fest take place at Ronnie Scott’s running 31 July until 14 August, with Jazzwise Magazine as official media partner, to celebrate this hugely popular and diverse musical showcase Ronnie Scott’s and Jazzwise are offering three pairs of tickets for three of the shows taking place in the first week.
Guitarist Mark McKnight releases his Organ Quartet’s first album, Do or Die, on Monday 26 September which will be backed up by a nationwide tour.
It’s been a staggering 43 years since the silver haired Doncaster boy-done-good played at Ronnie Scott’s, a fact that made even the steely eyed John McLaughlin pause for a moment, seemingly choked with emotion.
This weekend sees Marlborough host its annual jazz festival in the picturesque rural north-east of Wiltshire.
Tim Whitehead and his Personal Standards Quartet are to put on three performances of the critically acclaimed Colour Beginnings later this month.
Over the last few weeks there has been an extraordinary amount of jazz festival activity throughout Europe.
Mostly Other People Do The Killing bring their contemporary and engaging take on jazz to The Vortex in London next week on Wednesday 13 July and Thursday 14 July.
The debut album of young jazz vocalist Alexander Stewart All Or Nothing At All is to be released in September, it has been confirmed by his management.