It took a while – six years almost to the day – for Simon Spillett’s Big Band to make it from the humble setting of Atherstone to Ronnie’s, but they arrived and brought the house down. They’ve played ...
Pennies From Heaven Trumpeter Chris Hodgkins is a familiar figure on the UK jazz scene, his style based on Chicago Dixieland ...
Retrospective This is a follow-up to Carl Clements’ critically acclaimed 2023 CD A Different Light (Greydisc GDR3581). Despite the album title, Retrospective is really a contemporary look at some of ...
Sugar On My Blackbeans Spirit-lifting Venezualian-born and UK-based guitarist Aleph Aguiar doesn’t deal in highfalutin, ...
Stars And Sand It’s around 20 years now since Allsopp burst onto the scene with the wonderfully squalling free-jazz and ...
The 52nd International Jazz Piano Festival in Kalisz, Poland (20-23 November 2025) was the first edition prepared by ...
Marchin’ On! I’d guess that a clear majority of JJ readers have at least one recording by at least one of the Heath Brothers – bassist Percy worked with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, ...
Recently I’ve covered several live gigs which have been blind dates in all but name; a third party (friend, editor) who knows ...
Out Of The Shadows You may not know him but you’ve more than likely heard his music somewhere. Dalton is a veteran, in-demand ...
With the death of Ralph Towner (1940 – 2026) contemporary jazz lost one of its most prolific and distinctive voices. How many ...
Classic Decca Recordings Of Bob Crosby And His Orchestra & The Bob Cats (1936-42) I’ve reviewed some superb Mosaic sets – and that includes most of them. But their latest archival release is pure joy, ...
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