Latest News: Jazz
-
Recording of the Week,
Michael Janisch - Worlds Collide 6th September 2019Worlds Collide in order to create brave new ones on Michael Janisch's highly enjoyable new album.
-
Classic Recordings,
Joe Henderson - Inner Urge 4th September 2019One of the tenor players most enduring sessions, Inner Urge has lost none of its freshness over the past 50 years.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th August 2019 30th August 2019A brace of Impulse! vinyl reissues have caught Matt's eye this week.
-
Recording of the Week,
Veronica Swift - Confessions 30th August 2019Veronica Swift's assured debut album Confessions is an enjoyable showcase for an exciting new jazz vocalist, with excellent support from some of New York's finest players.
-
Artist Profile,
Jelly Roll Morton 21st August 2019Matt explores Jelly Roll Morton's recordings both as a solo pianist and with the Red Hot Peppers group.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 16th August 2019 16th August 2019A couple of standout vocal releases from Jazzmeia Horn and Bryony Jarman-Pinto are the highlights this week. Matt also revisits some not-strictly-jazz but still improvised releases that remind him of his youth.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 9th August 2019 9th August 2019Stopping off in NY for some Latin jazz and R&B, we then head towards Scandinavia for Norwegian double bass and Swedish folk mixed with jazz.
-
Recording of the Week,
Jon Batiste - Anatomy of Angels 7th August 2019Anyone who has seen 'The Late Show' will recognise Jon Batiste, but there is much more to him than being Stephen Colbert's musical side-kick, as he proves on the engrossing live set from New York's Village Vanguard.
-
Classic Recordings,
Archie Shepp on Impulse! 7th August 2019One of the great saxophonists of the sixties, Archie Shepp made some of the most exciting and politicised recordings of the era, in a series of albums that documented the civil rights struggle.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 2nd August 2019 2nd August 2019It's Friday again, so lets take a stroll around the latest jazz new releases. From Evan Parker Avenue (easy to get lost here) head south down Steve Herring Cul-de-Sac, find the footpath sign-posted towards the Monkey House, then take a left with Jon Batiste when you get to the Village Vanguard, and if you're lucky get a lift home in Andy Fusco's Punto.
-
Recording of the Week,
Tubby Hayes Quartet - Grits, Beans And Greens 30th July 2019One of the most exciting archive discoveries of recent times, after 50 years on the shelf Grits, Beans And Greens is everything Tubby Hayes worshippers had hoped for, and it already sounds like a classic.
-
Classic Recordings,
Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans 30th July 2019With his second album, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, the pianist re-invented the role of his instrument in jazz. Over 60 years later it remains as fresh as when it was first released, and is the ideal first step into Evans's discography.
-
Interview,
Nicola Benedetti on Wynton Marsalis 30th July 2019The violinist talks to Katherine about premiering the legendary jazz musician's Violin Concerto (released earlier this month on Decca), which draws on influences as diverse as Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Scottish folk music and Stravinsky.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 26th July 2019 26th July 2019All jazz life is here... from the bawdy Pearl Bailey, through lost Tubby Hayes, guitar noodlings, George Haslam in a church, and wasp-deterrent improv.
-
Recording of the Week,
Laura Jurd - Stepping Back, Jumping In 23rd July 2019Stepping Back, Jumping In is a sharp, witty and exciting new album from one of the powerhouses of UK jazz, Laura Jurd. Is it too soon to call her our own Carla Bley?
-
Classic Recordings,
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert 23rd July 2019Talk about behemoths - this week I pull out The Köln Concert, Keith Jarrett's game-changing solo album. Over forty years later it hasn't lost any of its power.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th July 2019 19th July 2019A quiet week for new releases affords Matt the chance to check out some of the latest vinyl reissues, including flautist Bobbi Humphey's Black and Blues and Roy Haynes's Out of the Afternoon
-
Recording of the Week,
JD Allen - Barracoon 16th July 2019A fiery yet satisfying album from JD Allen, marking the 400th anniversary of the start of slavery in America.
-
Classic Recordings,
Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery 12th July 2019Volunteered Slavery presented Roland Kirk at his most inclusive, exuding a lust for life that burns to this day.
-
New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th July 2019 12th July 2019The week in jazz includes laid-back Gullah music from Ranky Tanky, a Hammond-less Mike LeDonne, JD Allen's itching for a fight, and happy-birthday to Alan Barnes!