Jazz breaking news: Countdown To Oxford Jazz Festival
- Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Not long to go until the Oxford Jazz Festival, which runs over the Easter weekend from 21-24 April, gets under way.
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Jazz breaking news: New Era Begins For Neil Cowley Trio As Bassist Rex Horan Joins
- Monday, April 11, 2011
After three albums and heavy touring in the UK and abroad there’s change in store for the Neil Cowley Trio as bassist Richard Sadler departs and Aussie bassist Rex Horan joins.
Jazz breaking news: Liane Carroll Returns With New Album
- Friday, April 8, 2011
Award-winning singer and pianist Liane Carroll is to release her latest album Up And Down in June, her label Quietmoney Recordings has confirmed.
Jazz breaking news: Jazz Stars To Play At Special Cancer Charity Gig In Wakefield
- Thursday, April 7, 2011
A host of jazz stars are coming together next month for special charity gig in memory of Gemma Sykes, the daughter of veteran Wakefield promoter Alec on 22 May.
Jazz breaking news: Singer Lauren Kinsella To Make London Debut
- Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Irish singer Lauren Kinsella is set to make her mark on the London scene this month with a series of debut dates.
Jazz breaking news: Gill Manly Plays Special Purcell Room Show With Ian Shaw
- Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Singer Gill Manly commemorates 25 years on the British jazz scene with a special performance at London’s Purcell Room with Ian Shaw on 12 April paying tribute to the music of Nina Simone and Ray Charles.
Jazz breaking news: Leeds To Host Major Jazz Conference This Week
- Monday, April 4, 2011
Jazz educators are heading to Leeds this week for the annual Leeds International Jazz Conference which begins on Thursday and runs through until Friday.
Jazz breaking news: Jaga Jazzist Bring Prog Back To The Future
- Friday, April 1, 2011
In our musically saturated times it seems that Newton's third law – that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction – is increasingly evident; for as pop music becomes ever more plasticized and processed, bands as obtuse and unruly as maverick Norwegian’s Jaga Jazzist seem to be thriving like never before.
Jazz breaking news: Parliamentary Jazz Awards Nominations Are Announced
- Thursday, March 31, 2011
Brian Kellock, Django Bates and Jim Hart have been nominated for musician of the year in this year’s Parliamentary Jazz Awards, one of the most prestigious set of jazz awards on the UK jazz calendar, while Bates also picks up a second nomination in the album of the year category, this time vying with John Turville, Norma Winstone and Tim Whitehead for the gong.
Jazz breaking news: Booker T, Cinematic Orchestra And Gilles Peterson For Mostly Jazz
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Mostly Jazz Festival in Birmingham has announced details of this year’s fest with news that Booker T and the Matthew Herbert Big Band will take part in the fest held in the city’s Moseley Park from 1-3 July.