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Concert Review | Jazzahead Showcases and Clubnight.

Last Saturday I had the chance to make the yearly pilgrimage to Bremen for the 2016 edition of Jazzahead. Jazzahead has grown to become one of the most important events on the...

CD Review | Magnus Thuelund “First Song”

It would seem a trend at the moment for horn players to produce trio albums without a chordal instrument (piano or guitar etc) and Magnus Thuelund’s new trio release...

CD Review | Simona Parrinello – Con Alma

This life is full of surprises, some good, some not so good. Simona Parrinello’s début release “Con Alma (Dot Time Records DT9049) falls into the first category....

JazzAhead announces 2016 showcase program

This year, once again, the four jury teams selecting the showcase program had their hands full: a total of 587 bands from 43 countries submitted applications. This means an...

CD Review | Maciek Pysz “A Journey”

Maciek Pysz is an artist that has been on my radar form some time now. Originally from Poland Maciek moved to London in 2003 and quickly established himself as one of the rising...

Featured Gig | Norbert Kögging | Rabotheater Hengelo

This coming Saturday dutch vocalist Norbert Kögging will launch is new CD ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’ with a concert in the Rabo Theater in Hengelo the Netherlands....

Evan Christopher’s Django à la Créole Tours Europe

European Gypsy swing meets the music and rhythms of “le monde Creole” in this seductive and captivating project led by New Orleans-based clarinetist Evan Christopher....

CD Review | Ola Onabule: “It’s The Peace That Deafens”

By: Peter McLaren | Photo’s courtesy of the artist It was earlier this year that I first became aware of the British-Nigerian vocalist Ola Onabule. It was  after reading...

Chick Corea, Casandra Wilson & Stanley Clarke play JazznoJazz Festival

The 17th edition of the Zurich Jazzfestival jazznojazz promises to be captivating with its exciting mix of urban jazz, soul sounds, and jazz fusion grooves. Sponsored by the...

New York Round Midnight | Netherlands largest jazz production

Beginning September 2015, Dutch jazz fans will be treated to a theater production featuring an all stare line up, the Crème de la Crème, of the Dutch jazz scene. With more than...

James Tormé headlines Rye Jazz & Blues 2015

The 2015 edition of the Rye Jazz And Blues festival kicks off on the 27th of August and presents 4 days of Jazz, Blues and more in the medieval market town of Rye in East Sussex....