Live At Winter’s Jazz Club And Andy’s Jazz Club Though some live albums can be a bit messy, Marques Carroll’s leadership ...

I didn’t think anyone listened to tenorist Warne Marsh these days, but Wellins evidently does. In fact when listening to the plaintive McTaggart, more or less a slowed-down version of Charlie Parker’s ...

Back And Forth Three reflective, thoughtful albums with European and Scandinavian influences feature in this month’s digest.

Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill found the African-influenced music of US trio Quartette Très Bien had such abandon that he couldn't believe it was all arranged ...

Pennies From Heaven Trumpeter Chris Hodgkins is a familiar figure on the UK jazz scene, his style based on Chicago Dixieland ...

Retrospective This is a follow-up to Carl Clements’ critically acclaimed 2023 CD A Different Light (Greydisc GDR3581).

It took a while – six years almost to the day – for Simon Spillett’s Big Band to make it from the humble setting of ...

Jazz Guitar The young Jim Hall’s first and probably best album as a leader has had a bizarre history. First released in 1957, it contained 10 tracks, six of which were later edited and reissued with ...

Following a two-year dispute the Trinity Laban conservatoire in South London has reached a private settlement with Martin Speake, a former teacher of saxophone at the college who attacked critical ...

Recently I’ve covered several live gigs which have been blind dates in all but name; a third party (friend, editor) who knows ...

The 52nd International Jazz Piano Festival in Kalisz, Poland (20-23 November 2025) was the first edition prepared by ...