The saxophonist Laura Macdonald, the former wife of saxophonist Tommy Smith, has been appointed Head of Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Smith, who established the Glasgow college’s jazz ...

Most of these early recordings by Ahmad Jamal and his “Three Strings” trios have been available on several CD compilations over the last few years. Perhaps the best known album is Ahmad Jamal: The ...

Live In Helsingborg 1990 Griffin’s long career began in 1945, when he was only 17, with Lionel Hampton. He then became popular in R&B circles, progressing to become a noted exponent of hard bop in the ...

Ekkofremtid If there’s a connecting theme to this month’s reviews then it’s surely the many different ways that memory ...

Less than a year ago Frances Madden was not even a blip on my radar. Yet now, on the strength of one live gig, plus several ...

August 2026, including Sonny Rollins, Jamie Safir, Brandon Sanders, Tommy Smith, Kevin Sun // Editor's pick: Tommy Smith ...

Um Encontro No Au Bon Gourmet In August 1962, Brazilian producer Aloysio de Oliveira brought together the founding trio of ...

Eddie 'Guitar' Burns (very fine), Brian Smith/Terry Smith (the most jazzy jazz-rock), Humphrey Lyttelton (fresh and charming) and Mike Osborne (a revelation) ...

Sixty years ago, Mike Shera said that given his scant solo work on this English date Prince Lasha would be would be laughed off the stand of any self-respecting British jazz club ...

Hull Suite Live This suite was commissioned by the Hull Jazz Festival to mark World Piano Day 2024 and was originally designed for solo piano. Rahman subsequently incorporated bass and drum parts and ...

The Franco-American pianist Jacky Terrasson, well known for his work on the Blue Note label, has been accused of raping a six-year-old girl, according to a report published 18 March by France Culture.

Sixty years ago, Steve Voce found Kirk's latest as modern and yet much more coherent than most of the advanced output of the day ...