Satoko Fujii receives 2020 Instant Award in Improvised Music.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Pianist and composer Satoko Fujii has received a 2020 Instant Award in Improvised Music. Press release attached, including details of other award winners.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Pianist and composer Satoko Fujii has received a 2020 Instant Award in Improvised Music. Press release attached, including details of other award winners.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Jazz Coalition is a diverse network of jazz industry professionals, artists & supporters dedicated to raising funds and commissioning artists to create new work in response to these challenging times
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Broadcaster & journalist Peter Slavid has forwarded details of the music played on his UK & European Jazz radio show on May 10th, which is transmitted by a number of UK & international radio stations.
Friday, May 08, 2020
"Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney, featuring Emily Dankworth, Alec Dankworth and Demi Garcia, recorded 'under lockdown'. Links to video attached.
Thursday, May 07, 2020
The Barbican has made more free digital content available, including a tribute to the late drummer and founding father of Afrobeat, Tony Allen. Press release attached.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Melody Gardot has put a call out to musicians across the globe to perform in place of a standard orchestra on her new charity single.Press release att.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Broadcaster & journalist Peter Slavid has forwarded details of the music played on his UK & European Jazz radio show, which is transmitted on Mixcloud and by a number of UK & international stations.
Sunday, May 03, 2020
Gustavo Firmenich, leader of Argentina's Tango Jazz Quartet has forwarded a series of eight new videos for fans to enjoy during lockdown. Details attached.
Sunday, May 03, 2020
Portuguese born, London based guitarist Vitor Pereira has formed a new quartet featuring cellist Shirley Smart. The group hopes to record later in 2020 but has already issued a series of live videos.
Saturday, May 02, 2020
The Scottish pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie has signed to Edition for the release of his second album ‘Cairn’, due in early 2021. Press release attached.
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Guest contributor Taliya Hafiz talks to Tatar jazz vocalist Rimma Shaikhelova about the Tatar Jazz Project, which translates jazz standards into the Tatar language.
Some of the events on the free Community Sunday Afternoon programme, plus a brilliant sold out concert performance by pianist / vocalist Ian Shaw that explored the music of Joni Mitchell & David Bowie
Ian Mann enjoys musical performances by the Misha Mullov-Abbado Sextet and the Debs Hancock / Newman Tai Duo plus the striking visual imagery of the "Her Frame, Her Sound" photographic exhibition.