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

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

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

David Haney: four albums on Cadence and New York Jazz Stories Pianist David Haney’s put out a number of albums this time ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Just before signing for the prestigious Columbia Records label in 1956 the Miles Davis quintet recorded their final four LPs ...

Classically trained and with a lifelong interest in jazz, the versatile and experienced violinist Mathilde Febrer has worked ...

Third album by San Francisco pianist/composer Anne Sajdera takes listeners on an uplifting & groove-filled journey with ...