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Features

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Book review;  Miles Davis, The Complete Illustrated History.

There's a surprising amount of real content here and the book is an absorbing read as well as being a visual delight. This is a gratifyingly substantial piece of work.

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London Jazz Festival 2012, Part Two; 16th, 17th, 18th November 2012.

Ian Mann enjoys the final three days of the festival.

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London Jazz Festival 2012. Part One; 12th,13th,14th,15th November 2012.

Ian Mann enjoys the first four days of a week of excellent music at the 2012 London Jazz Festival.

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Jazz in Prague - Interview with Prague jazz expert Tony Emmerson.

Steph Sheehan asked UK jazz bloggers to contribute questions towards an interview with Tony Emmerson, the oracle of jazz in Prague.

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Jack Davies

Ian Mann admires three very different albums released simultaneously on his own label by the enterprising young trumpeter and composer Jack Davies.

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Book Review; Gilad Atzmon “The Wandering Who?”

This book is a fascinating insight into what makes Atzmon tick. Yes, it's a polemic but it's a very insightful and entertaining one.

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Jazz Mann News

Big Bear Music wins Arts & Culture Award at 2026 Birmingham Awards.

Monday, November 09, 2026

The music company run by Black Sabbath’s original manager Jim Simpson has won the Arts & Culture Award at the Birmingham Awards 2026. Press release attached.

The Spitz: much-loved East London music venue to be commemorated with blue plaque marking 30 years of music and community.

Monday, November 09, 2026

Spitz musicians to perform live at Old Spitalfields Market on Tuesday November 17th 2026 as the venue’s legacy is celebrated during the London Jazz Festival

Jazz in the West Midlands,  November 9th - 15th 2026.

Monday, November 09, 2026

A roundup of jazz, funk and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings provided by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

Jazz Gigs & Events

‘TonRaum’ - An Exhibition & Collaborative Project between Composer/Sound Designer Barry Edwards & Ceramicist Claudia Lis at Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin, Denbighshire.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 - Sunday, January 10, 2027

NUEJAZZ Festival,various venues, Nuremberg, Germany.

Friday, October 23, 2026 - Wednesday, November 11, 2026

TD James Moody Jazz Festival 2026 at New Jersey Performing Arts Centre (NJPAC), Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Friday, November 06, 2026 - Sunday, November 22, 2026

ONe_Orchestra New at The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Or Bareket New York Quartet at Swansea Jazz Club, Arts Wing, Grand Theatre, Swansea.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026