Artists – Jazz in Europe

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The Queen of Groove: Yolanda Charles

When I was first told I was going to be speaking to Yolanda Charles, I instantly recognised the name. Like many, I was guilty of knowing Charles for her incredible career as a...

Isabelle Bodenseh: Dignity

Isabelle Bodenseh’s new album Dignity presents us with a deeply personal insight into her multi-faceted world. Through her music, we see Isabelle – musician, composer,...

“Jazz is the stuff of life”: Jumoké Fashola on jazz, media, and the art of interviewing

Famed journalist, vocalist, broadcaster, actress, live literature curator and all round tour de force Jumoké Fashola shared with me the many ways in which her professional and...

CD Review: Diana Torti, Fearless

Humanity, nature and freedom are at the forefront of Diana Torti stunning new album Fearless. A vocalist known for her versatility and authenticity, Diana Torti presents an album...

Tomeka Reid: it’s all about the joy

Cellist and composer Tomeka Reid skips in public. She frolics. In public. This is arguably my favourite thing about this incredible artist. Joy is important to Tomeka. Not just...

Simon Spillett & Kim Cypher present ‘Unification’

Simon Spillett, one of Britain’s most prominent jazz figures and Kim Cypher, one of Britain’s most exciting and exuberant musicians join forces to present ‘Unification‘ in...

EyiTemi: Fighter

Behind the scenes we all have our struggles. Some of us work to find different strategies to cope with these struggles (I hope) and sometimes those strategies work, sometimes they...

A Tale of Two Cities: In Conversation with Rin Seo

Hailing from South Korea, composer, conductor and pianist Rin Seo encompasses the ever-changing nature of the ensemble jazz scene, through her 14 piece genre-defying Rin Seo...

‘Feed Your Head’ with Veronica Swift

One of the best phrases that I’ve came across is “when we overthink things, is where we start derailing” and it’s an extract from a short YouTube video of American...

Fiona Ross brings her ‘Moments in My Notebook’ to Soul Mama

The multi award winning pianist, vocalist, composer, producer, founder of the award winning not for profit organisation Women in Jazz Media – and our very own senior writer,...

On an Empowering Expedition with Claire Cope

Talking about women in the music industry, a dear friend of mine recently shared with me the concept of having to see a woman in action with certain instruments – usually...