July, brings national and international names to south London in nine performances. Jim Mullen, appearing with his organ trio ...

By 1972, Bley had already released 18 records as a leader, but predominantly in larger contexts or trios and nothing close to ...

Fifty years ago, seeing Steve Beresford, Terry Day, Peter Cusack, John Russell et al in concert, Peter Riley gave a rather ...

Mark Gardner heard in trumpeter Byrd's incorporation of funk and rock not the pursuit of a contemporary jazz promised by the ...

Four very different vocalists feature in this set of reviews, the first being Savina Yannatou, from Greece. She shares ...

It all started in 1969 when musician and radio producer Elias Gistelinck dared to create a jazz festival at a time when pop ...

Gerald Lascelles regretted that Gulda's treatment of great operas was issued under the guise of jazz, despite the presence of ...

There’s a scene in a recent Led Zeppelin documentary in which the band’s powerhouse drummer, John Bonham, discusses how important an influence Gene Krupa was on his approach to playing drums.

As the original drummer in Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters and a founder member of smooth-jazz specialists Fourplay, Harvey ...

Now in its fifth edition, the 2025 Sicilia Jazz Festival (22 June – 6 July) offers 85 concerts and involves 385 musicians, ...