New blues venue opens in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Eddie Fowler is launching a new blues venue in Thame featuring some top bands.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Eddie Fowler is launching a new blues venue in Thame featuring some top bands.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Phronesis, the excellent trio led by Danish bassist Jasper Hoiby are about to emabark on a UK tour during the course of which they will be recording a live album to be released on Edition Records
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Acclaimed vocalist Gwyneth Herbert is to voice the soundtrack to a screening of the silent film "The Patsy" showing at the National Film Theatre 10/03/2010 as part of the Bird's Eye View Film Festival
Monday, February 15, 2010
The Neil Cowley Trio will release their third album "Radio Silence" on the Naim label on April 19th 2010 and will subsequently embark on a May/June UK tour
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Ian Mann's thoughts on the loss of one of British jazz's father figures.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tonbruket, the new band formed by former e.s.t. bassist Dan Berglund are due to tour in the UK in sprong 2010. The release of the group's eponymous debut album on ACT will co-incide with the tour.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Ronnie Scott's has advised us of the death of the club's co-founder Pete King. Ironically this sad news comes as the club celebrates it's fiftieth anniversary.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Brecon Cathedral is to host a concert by Digby Fairweather in aid of the appeal to erect a statue of George Melly in the town to acknowledge his support of Brecon Jazz Festival.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
I was saddened to hear of the sudden death of the leading British bassist Jeff Clyne.
Monday, November 09, 2009
On November 15th 2009 Black Mountain Jazz host the first night of this new series with a visit from Bennett Soundy and his Blues Sax Quartet.
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Ian Mann enjoys performances from two of the leading lights of the contemporary London jazz scene, Mark Kavuma and the Banger Factory and Kokoroko.
Ian Mann enjoys performances from powerhouse blues vocalists Alice Armstrong and Elles Bailey plus the jazz of the Eddie Gripper Trio with local sax hero Dom Franks.
Colin May takes his own look at Sunday's events with shows from Mark Kavuma, Miriam Adefris, Orii Orchestra, Brown Penny, Flock, and the trio of Alina Bzhezhinska, Tony Kofi & Joel Prime.