Veronika Harcsa, Anastasia Razvalyaeva, Bálint Bolcsó: Schubert Now! (BMC Records, BMC CD3298) Jazz has often courted so-called “classical” music, initially perhaps to gain respectability by association but latterly in the hope that something different or revelatory will emerge.

Jazz Journal is the oldest English-language magazine dedicated to the coverage of jazz music. Founded by Sinclair Traill in 1948, it has been published from the UK in web-form only since 19th January 2019, following continuous print publication for seven decades. The editor is Mark Gilbert, who was assistant editor of the magazine 1981-1999 and […]

Mar 22, 2020 · This is a collection of pieces which Philip Larkin wrote for the Daily Telegraph over a period of years. His introduction contains an account of his addiction to jazz, and the statement of his theory that all modern art (including ‘Parker, Pound and Picasso’), owes the unpleasantness he finds in it to, among other things, an excessive concern for …

Jan 30, 2025 · The press release is headed “Groove Armada and more added to Mostly Jazz Festival 2025.” In a world where “jazz” is widely co-opted – perhaps because of the cachet it bestows, perhaps from misunderstanding or perhaps because few can agree anymore what it is – the heading sounds promising, as if in Birmingham this summer jazz were being reclaimed – with just a little non ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Among the notable events at Ronnie Scott’s January to March are Eliane Elias, Marius Neset, Dave Douglas, Billy Harper, John Scofield and Bill Evans’ Vans Band. This month, 25 January, Ronnie’s also repeats its instrument “amnesty”. First standout this month is The Royal Scammers, in which brothers Paul (g) and Jeremy (d) Stacey lead a […]

Dec 26, 2020 · I can only think, reading this passage, that Mr. Balliett doesn’t own a very extensive record collection, for from this decade came the Hot Fives and Sevens, the Clarence Williams Blue Fives and indeed most of the records that are generally recog­nised as Louis’ best.

Jan 5, 2021 · The good: New discoveries: The Majamisty Trio from Serbia, Dezron Douglas and Brandee Young in Harlem lockdown, Ian McGimpsey and Harrison Argatoff from Ontario, and – new to me, at least – Julia Hülsmann from Germany and the wondrous guitarist Mary Halvorson from Massachusetts. The continuing creative strength of Ahmad Jamal, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids and Kahil El’Zabar, and the ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The most effective track is Greeting On 87th Street, carrying more basic charms – a bluesy ballad where all and sundry make sure the blues element is paramount, which cannot be said of the preceding Academy Blues, lacking few if any references to the style.. Peter Evans: Extra (We Jazz Records WJLP73) Trumpeter Peter Evans is almost exclusively associated with the experimental end of the ...

Jul 11, 2021 · A good way to bring home to oneself one’s great age is to play a 60-year-old Coltrane album like this. I was in the vanguard of welcoming Africa Brass and its forerunners when they first came out and seemed to be some of the most exciting jazz ever. Now the best word for this album is “routine”.

Oct 23, 2024 · In addition he has a wish to build a programme around such expatriate Americans as Don Byas, Bill Coleman and Kenny Clarke, and by way of something entirely fresh, Henebury has the novel idea for a new kind of magazine programme – a kind of visual Jazz Scene, using live performers, critics and others.