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Jazz breaking news: Band On The Wall Ups The Ante With Finn Peters, Femi Kuti And Gilad Atzmon

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

While the jazz scene has been dominated by the London Jazz Festival this month the focus of interest nationally throughout the year has shifted quite frequently away from the capital to important big city hubs of activity in Birmingham, with new festivals developing earlier in the year, and in Manchester especially with the Manchester Jazz Festival, which reached a new peak of creativity in the summer.

Jazz breaking news: Trio Of Dates For Hendelman Trio As The Pianist Moves Up A Level With The Release of Destinations

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tamir Hendelman is a name that may not trip off the tongue too easily.

Jazz breaking news: Strayhorn The Songwriter Celebrated By China Moses, Alexander Stewart, And The Frank Griffith Nonet

Monday, November 22, 2010

Originally scheduled for the intimate Purcell Room, this celebration of the music of Duke Ellington’s musical partner Billy Strayhorn was moved at 24 hours notice to the larger Queen Elizabeth Hall during the London Jazz Festival’s closing weekend, following the cancellation of Ute Lemper’s concert there due to illness.

Jazz Breaking News: Soweto Kinch Unveils The New Emancipation At The LJF

Friday, November 19, 2010

As the London Jazz Festival builds towards the concluding weekend of this year’s programme, last night the Queen Elizabeth Hall played host to Soweto Kinch debuting music from his album The New Emanciption for the first time at the LJF, supported by Femi Temowo.

Jazz Breaking News: trioVD, Chris Potter And Ibrahim Electric To Bail Out Ireland At The Galway Jazz Festival

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Despite the impending bail out and the inevitable predictions of doom and gloom which are sure to follow, Ireland and more specifically Galway, will be letting their hair down at the Galway Jazz Festival this weekend.

Jazz breaking news: Countdown To Dave Brubeck Ninetieth Birthday Celebrations

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Continuing on with the BBC’s fondness for anniversaries and round, even numbers, there will be a couple of radio shows plus a television documentary in the run-up to the 90th birthday of Dave Brubeck, one of the pivotal figures in the development of jazz as we know it today.

Jazz breaking news: Portico Quartet Return To London With A Vengeance For ICA Dates

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Fresh from a world tour spanning from Istanbul to New York, Portico Quartet will be returning home next month to play at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on 3-4 December.

Jazz Breaking News: Debbie Harry, Joe Lovano, Kurt Elling, And Martin Taylor Confirmed For Gateshead International Jazz Festival

Monday, November 15, 2010

Debbie Harry, the iconic voice of Blondie, will be opening the Gateshead International Jazz Festival with the Jazz Passengers and the Gateshead Resident Orchestra, the Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Robert Ziegler.

Jazz breaking news: Camberwell Crypt Cranks It Up South Of The River

Friday, November 12, 2010

An unlikely setting for one of London’s best, yet discreetly located, jazz clubs, the Crypt in Camberwell’s St.

Jazz breaking news: Jason Yarde Wins Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Saxophonist, composer, producer and musical director Jason Yarde is among the musicians to receive a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award alongside classical/electronica exponent Anna Meredith and the London Sinfonietta-affiliated composer David Fennessy.

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