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Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Media, 2019

Jazz Album Reviews

Sean Gibbs feat. Frida Touray

Set Me Free

Gibbs’ new direction certainly makes for interesting listening and his customary skill and craftsmanship is evident throughout.

James Chadwick Project

Walrws - 60s Pop Classics with a Jazz Twist

Kjetil Mulelid

Piano, Unfolding

Ben Crosland Quintet

North York Skies

Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley

The Mild Mannered and the Mortal

Deirdre Cartwright

Organik

Kevin Figes

Wallpaper Music III

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Trish Clowes’ My Iris

Try Me

Clowes continues to hone and develop the My Iris sound and the album compares well with former glories. A particularly well balanced quartet with a remarkable rapport developed over many years.

Zoe Rahman Trio

Hull Suite Live

The decision to document the music via a live recording is fully justified by the skill and vitality of the performances. “Hull Suite Live” is an excellent addition to the Rahman canon.

Brian Molley Quartet

Tùs/Origin

Maintains the high standard of playing and writing that has distinguished Molley’s previous albums, with the current line-up of the quartet particularly well suited to this project.

Sam Green

Rivers and Lakes

An impressive debut from Green. His writing is intelligent, atmospheric, and exhibits a strong sense of narrative and sense of place, plus a distinctive group sound.

Live Jazz Reviews

Benedict Stephens Quartet

Benedict Stephens Quartet presents The Bill Henderson Project, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 30/08/2026.

BMJ Collective with Jim Blomfield

BMJ Collective with Jim Blomfield, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny, 16/08/2026.

Courtney Pine

Courtney Pine Quartet, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 06/08/2026 (Part of Brecon Jazz Festival).

The Fezz

The Fezz play the music of Steely Dan, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 26/07/2026.

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny Side Eye III +, Barbican Centre, London, 19/07/2026.

BMJ Collective with Fabienne Ambuehl

BMJ Collective with Fabienne Ambuehl, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny, 12/07/2026.

Jazz Mann Features

Miles Davis Centenary, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, 20th August 2026.

Colin May enjoys the 'Miles Davis Prom', performed by the Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Miho Hazama.

Sunday at Brecon Jazz Festival, 09/08/2026.

Ian Mann enjoys the final day of the Festival and performances by Hot Club Gallois, Jon Crespo, Ferg's Imaginary Big Band, Jack Pearce Quintet, Dave Jones' Trunk of Funk, Jacqui Dankworth Quartet.

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Jazz Gigs & Events

Photographic Exhibition - ‘WOMEN IN PERFORMANCE AT BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL 1984-2025’ at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

Wednesday, August 05, 2026 - Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Louis Stewart’s “Joyce Notes” performed by the Conor Guilfoyle Septet plus Barry McGovern at The Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, Ireland.

Thursday, September 03, 2026

Steve Waterman Octet at Guildford Jazz, The Guildford Pavilion, Guildford, Surrey.