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Jazz Album Reviews

Karim Saber Quintet

Sundance

Another excellent album that combines Saber’s jazz and rock influences. As a writer he likes to embrace light and shade and his pieces are also rich in terms of colour and texture and narrative feel.

Fugue & Groove Trio

Introducing Fugue & Groove

Deborah Rose

Atlas

Uneven Eleven

Live in Brighton

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra

20 / 20

Sondre Moshagen Lightning Trio

Lightning

Chris Hodgkins & Lenore Raphael

Pennies From Heaven

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

John Donegan Trio with special guest Richie Buckley

Interfuse

A welcome addition to the catalogue of the consistently impressive John Donegan.

Tom Ollendorff

Where In The World

With its focus unashamedly on melody “Where In The World” is an often beautiful album capable of appealing to a wide range of jazz listeners.

Steve Lodder

2 Sorts Of 3

It’s a tribute to Lodder that “2 Sorts Of 3” with its mix of electric and acoustic sounds coheres so effectively as an album. This is largely due to the intelligence and quality of his writing.

Tim Richards Trio

Four Aces

Tim Richards is one of the great unsung heroes of British jazz and this is an unpretentious and highly enjoyable album that deserves to be widely heard.

Live Jazz Reviews

Harben Kay

Harben Kay Quartet, Frank and Mark’s Jazz, Iffley Village Hall, Oxford, 21/01/2026.

Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper

Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper Duo, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny, 25/01/2026.

Will Barnes Quartet

Will Barnes Quartet, Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 24/01/2026.

Detroitwich Funk Machine

Detroitwich Funk Machine, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 22/01/2026.

Jean Guyomarc’h Hot Club Trio

Jean Guyomarc’h Hot Club Trio, Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse, Brecon, 20/01/2026.

Cleveland Watkiss

Cleveland Watkiss Quartet, Frank & Mark’s, Iffley Church Hall, Iffley, Oxford, 10/01/2026.

Jazz Mann Features

6th Annual Bath Jazz Weekend, Widcombe Social Club, Bath, Sunday 11th January 2026.

Ian Mann enjoys the final dy of the Weekend and performances by the Rebecca Nash / Alex Merritt Duo, Elliot Galvin's 'The Ruin'' and the Emily Tran Quintet.

6th Annual Bath Jazz Weekend, Widcombe Social Club, Bath, Saturday 10th January 2026.

Ian Mann enjoys performances by the Olie Brice Quartet, Alison Rayner Quintet, Robert Mitchell solo, the Louis Sclavis/ Bruno Ducret Duo and Nick Malcolm's Out Front quintet.

Jazz Mann News

Ludlow Piano Festival 2026 - full line-up announced.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Ludlow Piano Festival, curated by Alistair McGowan, has announced its full programme with a mix of classical and jazz performances taking place at various venues around the town. Details attached.

World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London launches ‘International Piano in the Elms Festival’, March 2026.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The festival features 6 concerts by acclaimed classical & jazz pianists, plus a piano trail through Nine Elms, masterclasses, free piano lessons, café concerts, & a concert showcasing young pianists.

Transatlantic Hot Club - UK Tour,  April 2026.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Transatlantic Hot Club - Ben Creighton Griffiths (Harp), Adrien Chevalier (Violin), Ashley John Long (Bass), Jeremy Lohier (Accordion) will be touring in the UK during April. Schedule attached.

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Jazz Gigs & Events

Dave O’Higgins at Swansea Jazz Club, The Swigg, Swansea.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Karim Saber ‘Sundance’ album launch at The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Ian Shaw’s Piano Bar with Vanessa Haynes, Polly Gibbons, Esther Bennett, Andy Williamson at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Alex Bonney / Will Glaser / Cath Roberts / Tom Challenger at Hundred Years Gallery, London E2.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio at Guildford Jazz, The Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey.

Friday, January 30, 2026

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