July, can expect to see what the festival calls (and what appears from the names clearly to be) the “purest” jazz festival ...

At The Village Gate If anyone could convincingly merge jazz and soul (not to mention gospel and the blues and even a bit of ...

The Cheltenham Jazz Festival hits its 30th birthday 29 April to 4 May 2026 with a mix of jazz, pop, blues, soul and R&B.

Copenhagen 1964 In 1958 the Ellington orchestra embarked on a European tour which included a concert in Copenhagen. A ...

Twio Vol.2 The sleeve info includes the statement that this project was “Proudly Presented By The Blue Note Capitol Team.” ...

Author Scott Brown has devoted much of his life to researching and commenting on the life and legacy of James P. Johnson. Some 40 years ago Scarecrow Press published his James P. Johnson – A Case Of ...

Triumvirate Phones were not smart and music was not streamed last time Billy Childs put out a trio record. After plucking up ...

Spark Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and multi-woodwind instrumentalist Aaron Irwin has a distinctive voice that makes ...

Back To San Francisco Frisco-born trumpeter Cameron Washington has close family roots in Louisiana, and a specific interest ...

Mazurka In Jazz House of the Black Gardenia is a nonet that delivers hot vintage swing with a contemporary edge. Its founder ...

Luca Bragalini examines the non-musical, political inspirations behind Ellington's extended works as well as analysing the musical import of extracts from his scores This newly translated edition has ...