JJ received late notice, this afternoon, that the finals of the 10th BBC Young Jazz Musician competition, recorded yesterday, ...

Alain Gerber is a noted writer on jazz but also, to the wider French public, a highly acclaimed writer of fiction. He has already combined real musicians with fiction in books concerning such names as ...

Despite reviewing all three albums which singer Lauren Bush has released so far, I knew next to nothing about her, and so in ...

It might have seemed lately that the tastes of British politicians don’t extend beyond Taylor Swift and Oasis but on 29 ...

Returning To Forever (Candid CAN 33352) Following my review last month of the Del Sasso Big Band’s revisioning of Chick Corea ...

Solid Jackson They say : When eminent jazz practitioners with shared histories convene in the studio without rehearsal or ...

Anyone who like me used to eagerly wait for the next Bennie Green LP to be released will love this CD by Dr. Isrea Butler.

The two Jasons, violinist Anick and pianist Yeager have a history going back to their teenage years when they jammed together ...

Three partly related themes this month: the squirts of album releases from busy record labels; the number of albums recorded ...

The Definitive Collection 1977-2000 (Robinsongs Robin5BX74) A five-CD box seems an appropriate tribute to keyboard master ...

This month’s digest starts with two excellent releases from piano-led bands. After a considerable break, Neil Cowley returns ...

The ever-alert Norman Granz took over Billie’s (faltering) career in the 1940s, and featured her extensively in his early ...