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Tim Owen investigates two recent releases from anarchic European ensembles

Here we have two comparably slick offerings from anarchic European ensembles, both chasing the aesthetic pioneered by Downtown New York?s in-house maven of the quick-splice, John Zorn

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Why Not

Ian Mann looks at four long lost classics of seventies jazz recently re-released on the Why Not label

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Sunday at Brecon Jazz Festival - 9th August 2009

More great music as Brecon comes back from the brink (Photo: Tim Dickeson)

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Saturday at Brecon Jazz Festival - 8th August 2009

A day of music that educated and entertained in equal measure, crowned by a flawless performance from Alec Dankworth's ?Spanish Accents? quintet (Picture of Dennis Rollins courtesy of Tim Dickeson)

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Happy Birthday Blue Note

Ian Mann celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of the iconic label with a look at three recent re-issues

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Sunday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

Sunday at the 2009 Lichfield Real Ale Jazz and Blues Festival followed on from where the Saturday had left off. Once again there was fine music in a variety of jazz styles

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Jazz Mann News

Kidderminster Jazz Club announces new shows for 2027.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Kidderminster Jazz Club has announced two new shows for 2027 with Art Themen visiting in February and Sara Oschlag in March. Full details attached.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Abergavenny - Line-up announced.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The line-up has been announced for the Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, hosted by Black Mountain Jazz, which will take place at various locations in Abergavenny over the weekend of 25th -27th September 2026.

Rare live outing for guitar legend Louis Stewart’s “Joyce Notes” -  first performance in over thirty years at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin on Thursday 3rd September 2026.

Monday, August 24, 2026

Dublin-based Livia Records celebrates the re-release of guitarist Louis Stewart’s "Joyce Notes" with a live performance of the album featuring leading Irish drummer Conor Guilfoyle’s septet.

Jazz Gigs & Events

St. Kat’s Sessions Series at St. Katharine Docks, London.

Friday, July 17, 2026 - Sunday, August 30, 2026

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

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

Buena Vista Live at Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, Kennington, London.

Saturday, August 22, 2026 - Saturday, August 29, 2026

Joe Lovano Paramount Quartet at The Village Vanguard, New York City.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Sunday, August 30, 2026

Evan Extence ‘Mojo’ Quintet at Swansea Jazz Club, The Observatory, Swansea.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026