31st January – Ronnie Scott’s – London. One word: outstanding! Orphy Robinson and his All Stars band “start their journey” with “Knucklebean”, the 1977...
As 2017 draws to a close we look back on a great year of Jazz. Here at Jazz In Europe, we’re happy to report that the platform has had it’s the most successful year...
This review is a re-write, and this is not because I was lost for words, but because technology failed me (yet again), in fact it has done so a few times this year! ...
“A good review: for it to be good and constructive, it has to have some negative words in it…”. This is NOT a quote of mine, but nevertheless a quote from a fellow writer...
Magical gig by Filomena Campus et al – the perfect conclusion to the EFG London Jazz Festival Another busy and packed EFG London Jazz Festival has concluded. One of the sold...
The EFG London Jazz Festival is without doubt one of the greatest celebrations of jazz on the current festival scene. This year the festival features more than 350 performances in...
Congas supremo, Snowboy, played two sold out dates at Ronnies last month. The gigs marked also a well deserved successful end of his UK tour. Snowboy and his Latin Section band...
The Times of London referred to Ben Sidran as “the world’s first existentialist rapper”. I agree… Ben Sidran has been a major force in the modern day...
“Jazz is jazz because it is multi-faceted; it hurts, it stuns, it amazes. Filomena Campus’s music does all these things: always expect the unexpected!” I wrote the above...
With a very elegant blue suit, Christian Sands’ diminutive figure stepped out on the Ronnie Scott’s stage looking happy and eager to play another date to his international...
A famous and eclectic venue in North London holds the key to many successful concerts, whatever the genre, Kings Place in York Way, King’s Cross IS the place to visit. Every...