Jazz educator and bassist Gary Crosby is to lead a jazz jam at London’s Jazz Café 2 February to mark his 70th birthday (26).
Pete Gamble found the Rich big band high on precision and power but lacking in the solo department except for the leader, ...
Four decades ago, between sets at the Nice jazz festival, the stoutly swinging tenor man talked to Eddie Cook about his South ...
Michael Tucker found that a performance by the Norwegian saxman's band with David Torn, Eberhard Weber and Michael DiPasqua ...
London band Ezra Collective, known for various appearances as a jazz group on TV and radio, have been nominated in four ...
Mark Gilbert saw the high-quality jazz-funk of Sanborn, Miller, Gadd, Grolnick and Bullock rather overlooked and the more ...
Chris Sheridan found the live precursor to what became known as the Birth of the Cool rougher round the edges, surprisingly ...
Barry McRae found the bebop pioneer coasting as much as Louis Armstrong but saving the day with his delightfully boppish ...
Mark Gardner hailed the quality, authenticity, musicianship and creativity of jazz from a country - Poland - in which, only ...
At some point in the evening, singer Andy Caine said “No politics, please” but the significance of watching a tribute to ...
Sinclair Traill was very impressed by the blues and ballad singing of the man who had topped the pop charts in 1961-2 with ...
Mike Shera noted that while Judgment was a more complete dedication to 'the new thing', it didn't represent a severance of ...