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Jazz Album Reviews

Matthew Kilner

The Space In Between

A highly impressive debut album from Kilner, who impresses both as an instrumentalist and a composer. I predict that we will be hearing a lot more from this hugely talented young musician.

Alison Rayner Quintet

SEMA4

The Exu

The Exu

Jake Long

City Swamp

Dave Manington’s Riff Raff

Weightless

Nick Costley-White

Poncha

Josephine Davies & The Ensō  Ensemble

The Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

The Mark Williams Trio

Long Way Out

Combining jazz and rock influences this is a particularly intelligent brand of ‘fusion’ that makes for very rewarding listening. This threesome find a lot to say within the format of the guitar trio.

Lars Danielsson / Verneri Pohjola / John Parricelli

Trio

Relaxed and intimate this is an album that speaks quietly, but eloquently. This is a remarkably well balanced trio.

Hattie Whitehead

Bloom

“Bloom” sees her tackling subjects ranging from the political to the intensely personal and doing so with intelligence and conviction. Her singing is technically accomplished and undeniably beautiful.

Number Junky

Birak

For all its rhythmic complexities the music of Number Junky, led by guitarist Kristian Borring, remains eminently melodic and accessible and has the potential to appeal to a broad jazz listenership.

Live Jazz Reviews

Liz Exell Quartet

Liz Exell Quartet, “Tributaries: Monk and Beyond”, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 27/04/2025.

Allexa Nava

Allexa Nava Quintet,  Ninety One Living Room, London, 25/04/2025 (Part of Brick Lane Jazz Festival).

Chris Bowden ‘The Hypnos Files’ ft. Neil Bullock & Louise Warren

Chris Bowden ‘The Hypnos Files’ ft. Neil Bullock & Louise Warren, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 24/04/2025.

Fergus McCreadie Trio

Fergus McCreadie Trio SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, Oxford, 11/04/2025.

Doug Sides Legacy Band

Doug Sides Legacy Band, Corn Exchange Jazz Club, The Corn Exchange, Ross-on Wye, Herefordshire, 17/04/2025.

Soultime!

Soultime! ‘The Music of Bobby Timmons’, Cheltenham Jazz Club, The Victory Club Ballroom, Cheltenham, Glos., 14/04/2025.

Jazz Mann Features

Sunday at Brick Lane Jazz Festival, London, 27/04/2025.

Guest contributor Dave Fuller enjoys final day performances by Alley Lloyd and her band and Gary Crosby's Africa Space Programme featuring Steve Williamson, Denys Baptiste & Winston Clifford

Saturday at Brick Lane Jazz Festival, London, 26/04/2025.

Guest contributor Dave Fuller enjoys three very different performances from Isobella Burnham, Tomorrow's Warriors Frontline and Ill Considered.

Jazz Mann News

Henry’s Blueshouse at Snobs Bar,  Birmingham - Programme for May 2025.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Leading Blues Bands | Every Tuesday | Free Admission | Doors 7pm. May 2025 programme attached.

Oxford to lose what has been a world class venue for jazz.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

The music programme at St John the Evangelist Church, which has been run by SJE Arts is to close on 30 June 2025. Guest contributor Colin May reports.

Registration Now Open for 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the opening of the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The closing date for entries is September 2, 2025.

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Jazz Gigs & Events

Transatlantic Hot Club at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, Shropshire.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Cameron Saint Trio at Swansea Jazz Club, Cu Mumbles, Mumbles, Swansea.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2025, various venues, Cheltenham, Glos.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Monday, May 05, 2025

David Preston MU Quartet at Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

Friday, May 02, 2025

Terence Collie Trio at Kidderminster Jazz Club, St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Kidderminster, Worcs.

Friday, May 02, 2025

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