WISHFUL THINKING
London keyboard wizard Bill Laurance and Californian multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Michael League are best known for their roles in Snarky Puppy, the Grammy-winning, US-based band they co-founded. Now though, the pair have joined forces outside...
Claire Martin And Scott Dunn Celebrate Richard Rodney Bennett
The award-winning, OBE-decorated British jazz singer CLAIRE MARTIN follows up 2020’s Songs And Stories, her acclaimed hook-up with rising trombonist/arranger Callum Au, with another collaborative venture: this time with noted US conductor/arranger SCOTT DUNN...
North Sea Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
Now in its 47th year, the annual, world-renowned North Sea Jazz Festival returns to Rotterdam’s Ahoy Centre this July promising a star-studded gala of performers spread across fifteen stages. As the world’s largest indoor...
White Juju Unleashed On London
On Thursday, March 16 2023, the polymathic jazz saxophonist, composer, poet and rapper Soweto Kinch joins forces with the London Symphony Orchestra in the UK capital’s Printworks venue to perform White Juju, his acclaimed...
Gregory Porter, Emeli Sandé and Tunde Baiyewu Join Nocturne Live 2023 Lineup
Three new exciting additions to the star-studded lineup for this summer’s Nocturne Live 2023 concert series at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire have just been confirmed: Grammy-winning US jazzman Gregory Porter, the Scottish dance-pop sensation Emeli...
Love Supreme 2023 – First Names Announced
The UK’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, has been announced for the weekend of Friday, June 30th to Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. It is hoped that the three-day...
FEEL THE (PIANO) LOVE
Fans of pop idol Sam Smith should be familiar with 29-year-old Reuben James‘ keyboard work for the ‘Stay With Me’ singer both in a live and studio setting. Now, the Birmingham-born keyboard maven –...
Blue Note Records’ Pop-Up Shop Returns To London
The iconic Blue Note label brings its pop-up store back to London on Friday 11th November to coincide with the launch of the 30th London Jazz Festival. The store will be located at Coal...
STEVE GADD, EDDIE GOMEZ, RONNIE CUBER & WDR BIG BAND: ‘Center Stage’ (Leopard)
One of the most in-demand session drummers in the history of recorded music, the legendary Steve Gadd – whose myriad credits range from The Carpenters to Steely Dan – shows no sign of slowing...
