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July 2019 Issue

As possibly the biggest instrumental band on the planet right now, Snarky Puppy blazed a trail for many of today’s outward...

Tubby Hayes – Return Of The Little Giant

The reputation of Tubby Hayes as one of the world’s top tenor saxophonists of the 1950s and 1960s is set to be fully restored...

Kate Williams & Georgia Mancio – Homeward Bound

Pianist and composer Kate Williams talks to Peter Vacher about her group Four Plus Three and the ensemble’s...

Makaya McCraven – Universal Language

Chicagoan Makaya McCraven draws on his eclectic upbringing and collaborations with artists such as Jeff Parker and Shabaka...

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16-07-2019

Gary Bartz with We Out Here, Rob Luft, Elaine Mitchener and Blue Note Refreshed added to EFG London Jazz Festival line-u…

The latest names announced for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival, which runs from 15 to 24 November, ad include several concerts seeking fresh perspectives on the music’s past. These include a collaboration between influential promoters Total Refreshment Centre and iconic jazz label Blue Note, ...

12-07-2019

Ronnie Scott’s Piano Trio Fest returns with Instrument Amnesty also imminent

This year’s edition of the Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival runs from 3 to 7 August with a heavyweight line-up of US and UK players, with emerging names in support and Late Show spots each night. Top US pianist and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron (above centre) opens the festival with...

11-07-2019

Mark Lockheart busts out new jazz-rock Quartet for Bristol premiere

We were getting in at the beginning: the first public airing of a new foursome of recognisable talents with a set of specially composed material. After saxophonist Mark Lockheart’s unnecessarily apologetic introduction we were swept away on an engaging tide of contemporary jazz-rock. Within minute...

09-07-2019

João Gilberto 10/6/1931 – 6/7/2019

João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, in Brazil in June 1931 to a wealthy family and enjoyed a privileged upbringing. As a teenager he was drawn to the music of his homeland, especially the samba, but was equally fascinated by American jazz in general, and the work of Gerry Mulligan in partic...

08-07-2019

Chick Corea, Snarky Puppy, SEED Ensemble and Lauryn Hill uplift at Love Supreme

Love Supreme’s seventh year continues its unique strengths, as an up-to-the-minute bulletin on the state of (mostly) UK and US jazz, an icon or two and a crowd-drawing Main Stage of soul, reggae and funk interweave beneath the largely sun-drenched South Downs. Following on from Herbie Hancock in ...

04-07-2019

Countdown to Love Supreme Jazz Festival with headliners Chick Corea, Snarky Puppy and Orphy Robinson

The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is set to open its gates this weekend, from 5 to 7 July, with organisers no doubt hoping that audience numbers match or exceed the 44,000 who attended in 2018. With a mainstage line-up to please soul and funk fans – with artists including Ms. Lauryn Hill, Gladys Knig...