Saxophonist, flautist, composer and sometime bass-player Pete Canter made his mark on the London jazz scene in the 1980s. After a spell in Wales in the 90s he settled in the South West in 2001 and ran ...

If you are looking for musicians to celebrate a bassist as unmistakable and influential as Ray Brown this trio surely sits ...

For a geezer of my vintage the great and most fruitful UK jazz explosion occurred in the late 60s-early 70s, fuelled by South African expats and musicians from the West Country and then, somewhat in ...

A refined sense of understatement defines this set throughout, the three-way communication and interplay of the trio consistently delivered in exquisite fashion. The trio might stretch out a bit on ...

Four very different vocalists feature in this set of reviews, the first being Savina Yannatou, from Greece. She shares honours on Watersong with Tunisian singer Lamia Bedioui and the Primavera en ...

The group started with a swinging minor-key tune, Big Bertha by Duke Pearson. Vincent Herring took the first solo, employing a powerful attack and hard-driving lines. Catalan guitarist Joan Fort ...

The 2025 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, has evolved over the last 20 years from its original format of celebrating the music culture of New Orleans and Louisiana to what ...

“I’m not interested in the new for the sake of newness” writes Jeremy Pelt in the liner notes for Woven. It is an interesting observation to make, because although Pelt puts his own stamp on his music ...

They say : Recorded in Montevideo, mixed in LA and inspired by journeys through Uruguay, Joanna Eden’s seventh studio album The Road To Paysandú reflects on new horizons, perspectives and life rhythms ...

They say : Guitarist and composer Juan Carmona presents ‘Laberinto de luzo,’ an album marking his 40th anniversary career. Shaped by passion and musical encounters around the world, Laberinto De Luzo ...

“The essence of me is writing songs and expressing experiences or what I see around me and just trying to spread some happiness,” declares London singer Emily Saunders. Certainly songs like Blue Skies ...

Jazz FM, the London-based radio station, this year resumes its jazz awards scheme, with categories including soul and blues acts of the year. Nick Pitts, Jazz FM content director, says of the awards, ...