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EFG London Jazz Festival 2019 - Day Four, Monday 18th November 2019.

Ian Mann enjoys the cinema inspired solo piano of David Helbock, the punchy, modern sounds of the Arthur O' Hara Trio and "It Must Schwing!", a celebration of the Blue Note label from The Jazz Animals

EFG London Jazz Festival 2019 - Day Three, Sunday 17th November 2019.

ECM Sunday. Ian Mann celebrates the 50th anniversary of the ECM record label at performances by the Julia Hulsmann Quartet, Crosscurrents Trio and the Jan Garbarek Group.

A Jazz and Film Tribute to Blue Note Records, Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, 22/11/2019.

Guest contributor Trevor Bannister enjoys a performance of live music from the Stuart Henderson Quintet & a screening of the film ‘Blue Note: A Modern Jazz Story’ written & directed by Julian Benedikt

EFG London Jazz Festival 2019 - Day Two, Saturday 16th November 2019.

Ian Mann enjoys the performances of four different acts at Daylight Music at Union Chapel, Islington and two high energy, hard grooving sets from Wild Card and guests at the Spice of Life, Soho.

EFG London Jazz Festival 2019 - Day One, Friday 15th November 2019.

Ian Mann enjoys the contrasting musical approaches of Animal Society, Fred Thomas and the Marcin Wasilewski Trio.

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Book Review; Sammy Stein “Women in Jazz” (8th House Publishing).

A book that offers a fascinating insight into the lives of contemporary jazz women and one that will be read with great interest by jazz enthusiasts of any gender. Intelligent and insightful.

Page 25 of 63 pages

Jazz Mann News

Islay Jazz Festival announces 2025 dates and new partnership with leading distillery, Caol Ila.

Thursday, July 03, 2025

Jazz Scotland has announced that Caol Ila, which translates in Gaelic to ‘The Sound of Islay’, will be headline sponsor of the 2025 Islay Jazz Festival, one of Scotland’s biggest celebrations of jazz

Nick Dewhurst - forthcoming live appearances.

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Lichfield based trumpeter / guitarist Nick Dewhurst has forwarded details of some of his forthcoming live appearances.

Jazz at Progress - Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire - Programme for Autumn 2025.

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Jazz at Progress has announced its programme for October to December 2025. Events take place at the Progress Theatre, Reading. Fully detailed schedule attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Jazz Connections: Everyday Lives - Exhibition featuring the work of jazz scholar Dr Pedro Cravinho & photographer Brian Homer at Library of Birmingham Foyer, Centenary Square, Birmingham.

Friday, June 06, 2025 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

Serious Summer Jazz Series at The Barbican Centre and Cadogan Hall, London.

Monday, June 16, 2025 - Saturday, July 26, 2025

Julian Martin Trio at Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth.

Thursday, July 03, 2025

Wendy Kirkland Quartet ,‘The Grand Tour’ at Kidderminster Jazz Club, St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Kidderminster, Worcs.

Friday, July 04, 2025

Gast Waltzing Conducts The Czech National Symphony Orchestra on the Kinnekswiss, Luxembourg.

Friday, July 04, 2025