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Jazz Album Reviews

Sam Newbould

One Day We’ll Have A Window

Sam Newbould is a musician who has developed a distinctive compositional style and the quality of both the writing and the playing is exceptional throughout.

Ruta Di

Onwards & Upwards

Eddie Parker’s Airborn with Rob Luft

Airborn

Rachael Calladine

Soho Elegy

Eyebrow & Jon Hamp

and all the giants

Mali Sheard

Hayfever

Nicolas Meier World Group

Elysian Drift

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Ben Crosland Quintet

North York Skies

The album is chock full of melodic, intelligent and highly evocative compositions and both the soloing and the overall ensemble playing is superlative throughout. A candidate for his best album yet.

Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley

The Mild Mannered and the Mortal

Another impressive offering from Cavanagh-Brierley with regard to both the writing & the playing. The compositions are intelligent & well orchestrated but with sufficient space left for the soloists.s

Deirdre Cartwright

Organik

A thoroughly enjoyable recording featuring interesting and intelligent compositions and arrangements allied to some excellent playing.

Kevin Figes

Wallpaper Music III

The Wallpaper Music series sounds like nothing else around at the moment and Figes has created a contemporary jazz / prog rock sound-world that is very much his own.

Live Jazz Reviews

Tristan Banks

Tristan Banks Quartet, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 22/10/2026.

Deirdre Cartwright

Deirdre Cartwright ‘Organik’ Trio, Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 13/10/2026.

BMJ Collective with Neil Angilley

BMJ Collective with Neil Angilley, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 11/10/2026.

Tom Thorp & Illumetris

Tom Thorp & Illumetris, Shrewsbury Jazz Network, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury, 10/10/2026.

Klara Devlin Quartet

Klara Devlin Quartet, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 08/10 2026.

Juni Habel Duo / Nick Jonah Davis

Juni Habel Duo / Nick Jonah Davis, Sy; Gigs, The Darwin Room, Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury, 04/10/2026.

Jazz Mann Features

Sunday at Wall2Wall  Jazz Festival, various venues, Abergavenny, 27/09/2026.

Ian Mann enjoys a series of performances on the free Community Sunday Afternoon Jazz Trail plus a concert by the duo of vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie.

Saturday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 26/09/2026.

Performances by the BMJ Collective with guests 'The Welsh New Wave' of pianist Ross Hicks and saxophonist Dan Newberry and by the Olivia Cuttill Quartet paying homage to Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson.

Jazz Mann News

Midhurst Jazz, Food & Blues Festival - Line-up announced.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Midhurst Jazz, Food & Blues Festival has announced its full line up. The Festival takes place at various venues around Midhurst, West Sussex from November 19th - 22nd 2026.

The Green Note, Camden Town, London - Newsletter 23/10/2026.

Friday, October 23, 2026

The Green Note has forwarded its latest newsletter with details of forthcoming musical events.

Gregory Porter Announces 2027 UK Tour Including Three Nights At The Royal Albert Hall.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The two-time Grammy-winning jazz and soul vocalist Gregory Porter will return to the UK in June and July 2027 for six live dates, culminating in a run of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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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

Shrewsbury Django Fest 2026, various venues, Shrewsbury.

Friday, October 23, 2026 - Sunday, October 25, 2026

NUEJAZZ Festival,various venues, Nuremberg, Germany.

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

Ruta Di Sextet album launch at Jazz Cafe POSK, Hammersmith, London.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Incognito at The Assembly, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

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