Festivals

Mondriaan Jazz – the best musical painting of The Hague

On Saturday 12 October 2019, the third edition of Mondriaan Jazz took place in the venues Paard van Troje and the Koorenhuis in Den Haag, the Netherlands. On the preceding Friday...

Theatralia Jazz Festival 5th edition! – 11/12 November

With a phenomenal line-up and a fascinating programme, Theatralia Jazz Festival is back this month in its 5th edition! The great artist and singer, Filomena Campus, originally...

Jazztopad Festival 2019

Charles Lloyd, Makaya McCraven, Anouar Brahem, Nicole Mitchell, Shabaka Hutchings, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith, Vincent Courtois and Grzegorz Tarwid – the Jazztopad concerts...

The Art Ensemble of Chicago play Vilnius Jazz Fest.

On October 16-20 the Lithuanian capital Vilnius will host the 32nd International Contemporary Jazz and Improvised Music Festival Vilnius Jazz. It is one of the oldest jazz...

Chucho Valdès & Stefano Bollani play Venezia Jazz Festival.

The great pianists and composers Stefano Bollani and Chucho Valdès will meet to play together for a unique project. The Bollani-Valdés night will be one of the big event of the...

Beverley Beirne hits the road on her JJWTHF UK Tour.

Beverley Beirne and her quintet headline at the Marsden Jazz Festival in 2019.  Performing on Saturday evening at 7.30 pm (12th October) at Marsden’s Parochial Hall. The...

Breda’s Beaux Jazz hosts Sound of Europe festival.

Boarder less music from top European musicians comes together at the Sound of Europe festival in Breda in the Netherlands on 11 & 12 October. After a successful first edition...

Charles Lloyd Quintet – Flower Power Jazz Lives On

The highlight of the Strings of Autumn Festival 2019 in Prague is the Charles Lloyd Quintet, led by the mystic tenor saxophonist, flutist and composer Lloyd, with Gerald Clayton...

Oslo Jazz Festival Report by Fiona Ross

This was my second time at the Oslo Jazz Festival, and I have to say, as good as it was last year – and it was wonderful – I enjoyed it far more this year. Why? Well,...

Jazz Middelheim in Antwerp 15-18 August Roundup

And of course, “Bluesette” was played, Toots Thielemans’ most famous composition. That was the encore for the grateful audience after the tribute to the most...

Erik Truffaz tours Bending New Corners

The Swiss-born Frenchman Erik Truffaz is a mild-mannered maestro on trumpet but his sound is huge and expansive to a slow-building sonic seduction. His fans are also more typical...