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Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Media, 2019

Jazz Album Reviews

Eyebrow & Jon Hamp

and all the giants

An evocative piece of work with Hamp’s words a skilful blend of the mystical and the mundane, his texts complemented by the similarly evocative instrumental sounds created by the Eyebrow duo,

Mali Sheard

Hayfever

Nicolas Meier World Group

Elysian Drift

Sean Gibbs feat. Frida Touray

Set Me Free

James Chadwick Project

Walrws - 60s Pop Classics with a Jazz Twist

Kjetil Mulelid

Piano, Unfolding

Ben Crosland Quintet

North York Skies

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Kevin Figes

Wallpaper Music III

The Wallpaper Music series sounds like nothing else around at the moment and Figes has created a contemporary jazz / prog rock sound-world that is very much his own.

Luke Bainbridge

Petstep

Bainbridge’s writing within his self imposed framework is consistently intelligent and interesting and the often tensile music is well served by the unconventional instrumental line-up.

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.

Live Jazz Reviews

BMJ Collective with Neil Angilley

BMJ Collective with Neil Angilley, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 11/10/2026.

Tom Thorp & Illumetris

Tom Thorp & Illumetris, Shrewsbury Jazz Network, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury, 10/10/2026.

Klara Devlin Quartet

Klara Devlin Quartet, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 08/10 2026.

Juni Habel Duo / Nick Jonah Davis

Juni Habel Duo / Nick Jonah Davis, Sy; Gigs, The Darwin Room, Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury, 04/10/2026.

Terence Collie

Terence Collie Quartet, Kidderminster Jazz Club, St. Ambrose’s Parish Centre, Kidderminster, Worcs., 02/10/2026.

Roger Beaujolais Spin Quartet

Roger Beaujolais Spin Quartet, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 25/09/2026 (Part of Wall2Wall Jazz Festival).

Jazz Mann Features

Sunday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, various venues, Abergavenny, 27/09/2026.

Ian Mann enjoys a series of performances on the free Community Sunday Afternoon Jazz Trail plus a concert by the duo of vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie.

Saturday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 26/09/2026.

Performances by the BMJ Collective with guests 'The Welsh New Wave' of pianist Ross Hicks and saxophonist Dan Newberry and by the Olivia Cuttill Quartet paying homage to Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson.

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Jazz Gigs & Events

Black Is The Color of My Voice, Play inspired by Nina Simone written & performed by Apphia Campbell at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026