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BBC Jazz Awards 2006
BBC Jazz Awards 2006

"This double CD is a very enjoyable and good value introduction to the UK jazz scene and everybody should find something to enjoy here."

4 out of 5

Album Review


ACT: Visions of Jazz
ACT: Visions of Jazz

"This is an excellent collection showcasing jazz from a distinctly European perspective."

4 out of 5

Album Review


Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Friday & Saturday
Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Friday & Saturday

"The beauty of Brecon is the sheer variety of music on offer, covering all jazz styles from trad to the avant garde."

4 out of 5

Live Review


Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Sunday
Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Sunday

"Despite the weather it had still been a great weekend with some fantastic music. Here's to the next one. "

4 out of 5

Live Review


Live: Meltdown Festival, London, Royal Festival Hall 20/06/2009
Live: Meltdown Festival, London, Royal Festival Hall 20/06/2009

"Tim Owen looks at three concerts at the 2009 Meltdown Festival"

3-5 out of 5

Live Review


Now’s The Time II: The best in contemporary jazz
Now’s The Time II: The best in contemporary jazz

"Compiled by jazz journalist and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre this is an absorbing, thought provoking and downright entertaining snapshot of US and UK contemporary jazz"

4 out of 5

Album Review


Colston Hall Jazz Festival, Colston Hall, Bristol, 20/09/2009
Colston Hall Jazz Festival, Colston Hall, Bristol, 20/09/2009

"An all day celebration of the jazz scene in Bristol and beyond"

4 out of 5

Live Review


Magic Moments @ Schloss Elmau
Magic Moments @ Schloss Elmau

"A testament to the ACT ethos and a fitting musical tribute to the much missed Esbjorn Svensson"

3-5 out of 5

Album Review


Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham. 12/03/2010
Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham. 12/03/2010

"Friday at the Harmonic Festival with performances from Birmingham's Ben Markland Quintet and New York's Claudia Quintet. "

4 out of 5

Live Review


Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham, 13/03/2010
Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham, 13/03/2010

"Saturday at the Harmonic Festival. A showcase for local and not so local talent across a wide range of jazz styles"

3-5 out of 5

Live Review


Pizza Express Steinway Festival Day 2-Soho, London,16/04/2010
Pizza Express Steinway Festival Day 2-Soho, London,16/04/2010

"Our new contributor Tom Gray enjoys the piano duos of Tom Cawley/Kit Downes and Richard Fairhurst/John Taylor plus a special cameo solo performance from Joey Calderazzo"

4 out of 5

Live Review


Freedom Of The City Festival, Conway Hall, London, 2-3 May 2010
Freedom Of The City Festival, Conway Hall, London, 2-3 May 2010

"Tim Owen enjoys two days of improvised music at this long running London festival. "

4 out of 5

Live Review


Big Session Festival, De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester,18-20 June 2010
Big Session Festival, De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester,18-20 June 2010

"Guest contributor Alistair Fields aka Big Al with a short summary of this year's event."

4 out of 5

Live Review


London Jazz Awards 2010, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, 16/08/2010.
London Jazz Awards 2010, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, 16/08/2010.

"Tom Gray reports from the 2010 London Jazz Awards which saw prizes go to pianist John Turville and vocalists Norma Winstone and Cleveland Watkiss. "

3 out of 5

Live Review


JAZZ MANN FEATURES

Luxembourg Comes To London

Jazz musicians from Luxembourg will be playing a series of concerts in London during the autumn of 2010. Ian Mann takes a look at the bands involved and listens to their latest albums.


Saturday at Brecon Jazz Festival, 07/08/2010

Saturday at Brecon Jazz Festival, 07/08/2010

I saw a wide variety of music today encompassing a broad spectrum from blues to neo- classical and all manner of jazz reference points in between.


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