Sinclair Traill found Shorter's compositions rather contrived and his tone too astringent, but he liked Reggie Workman and ...

Jazz FM, the London-based radio station, this year resumes it jazz awards scheme, with categories including soul and blues ...

Barry McRae found John Stevens and Trevor Watts' tribute to two avant-garde drummers a rocking record and a joyful affirmation of free jazz principles ...

In a previous column I reviewed a couple of albums by Satoko Fujii, commented on the astonishing statistics of her output ...

This group recorded its first album back in 2021 which received a positive response from the Italian critics, leading to personal accolades for leader Daniele Nasi, a saxophonist whose creative ...

Various: Scarborough Jazz Festival 2024 This double CD was recorded at last year’s Scarborough Jazz Festival. CD1 runs to ...

Sporting a green trumpet à la Miles, Paul Higgs started his set with Milestones (the streamlined modal tune from 1958) and ...

The full lineup for the 2025 Cheltenham Jazz Festival (30 April-5 May) has been announced as follows below. Aside from the ...

The Grammy awards have been accused of under-representing women in nominations and awards and facilitating a female-positive smokescreen to hide the fact. “The Missing Voices Of Women In Music And ...

A GoFundMe campaign seeks to replace a stolen saxophone containing a mouthpiece played by John Coltrane. The instrument was used by Archbishop King to administer the gospel of the late saxophonist in ...

In Brassroots Democracy, author Benjamin Barson presents a “music history from below”, embracing the Haitian revolution, post-civil war reconstruction and early jazz. The term “brassroots democracy” ...