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Features

Reel Recordings II

Tim Owen with a second look at the Reel Recordings catalogue. This time he looks at valuable recorded documents featuring the music of both Soft Machine and Kevin Ayers.

Sunday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2011.

An excellent afternoon's music froma very different "quartet of trios".

Saturday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2011.

Lichfield must represent the best value for money on the entire festival circuit. Every act that I saw this year delivered.

Another Timbre

Tim Owen looks at four releases from this Sheffield based label that declares itself to be an outlet for "improvised and cutting-edge contemporary music?.

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Notes from Hay

Ian Mann reports on some of the musical events at the 2011 Hay Festival.

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble meets The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation.

Tim Owen looks at two related releases on the Denovali record label.

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Jazz Mann News

606 Jazz Club, Chelsea, London -  Live Music Programme 1st - 15th April 2024.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Laura Thorne of the 606 Club has forwarded details of some forthcoming live jazz events. Fully detailed schedule attached.

YolanDa Brown breaks a Guinness World Records title for grassroots venue.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Saxophonist YolanDa Brown has raised a record-breaking £248,148 for her music venue and restaurant ‘Soul Mama’ which is the largest amount raised by a restaurant on Kickstarter globally.

Gaz Hughes Trio - Remaining UK & European tour dates.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Drummer, composer & bandleader Gaz Hughes has forwarded a reminder of his trio's remaining tour dates, which stretch from March to October 2024. Schedule attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Dave Jones with Gareth Roberts and Nick Kacal at Hybrid Cafe Jazz Club, Neath.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Li Harding Band at Mumbles Jazz & Blues, Cu Mumbles, Mumbles, Swansea.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Snowboy & The Latin Section at The Forge, Camden, London

Saturday, March 30, 2024

An Evening with Kazuo Ishiguro and Stacey Kent at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London.

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Alban Claret / Terence Collie Duo at Jazz on the Plaza Café Yukari, Kew, London.

Sunday, March 31, 2024