Artists

Anita Wardell at Ilkley Jazz Festival 2018

Underneath the glass canopy and lantern roof of The Winter Gardens, Ilkley, the sounds of some of the best jazz artists in the UK reverberate in the space once reserved for...

Interview | Bob James, Espresso and more.

August the 31st will see the release of Bob James new solo album titled “Espresso” on the Evosound label. This album marks his first solo album since the 2006 release,...

Interview with Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez.

Recently we reviewed a CD by German Vocalist and Sax player Miriam Ast and Spanish pianist Victor Gutierrez. These two young musicians met during their studies at Royal Academy of...

Interview with Rebecca Angel

Recently vocalist Rebecca Angel released her new EP titled “What We Had”. Still, in her formative stage as an artist, Rebecca has already started to make head-roads...

An interview with saxophonist Paul Heller

German based Saxophonist Paul Heller could easily rank as one of the most prolific jazz players on the European scene at the moment. At the age of 47 Paul has produced 11 albums...

Wendy Kirkland tours Piano Divas throughout the UK

British based pianist/vocalist Wendy Kirkland will be touring and playing music from her current album “Piano Divas” from August through to early December this year. The Album...

Interview: Bobby Sanabria, West Side Story, Puerto Rico & More

Bobby Sanabria is a noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, educator and Latin / Afro Cuban historian. He has had a highly successful career for many years recording and...

Interview with Salvador Sobral: New Album & Jazz Thoughts

Interviewer Marta Ramon  Feature photo © Sergio Lacedonia Salvador Sobral is not a singer but a voice instrumentalist who loves to explore creativity through porous jazz limits....

Maria Schneider add’s another award to her tally

Editors note: Maria Schneider continues to add awards to her we deserved tally.  Each year, in the USA, the National Endowment for the Arts bestows the nation’s highest honor...

Barrett Martin Interview by Fiona Ross

The drummer, percussion, composer, ethnomusicologist Barrett Martin has played on many Rock, Blues and World Music albums and last year won the Latin Grammy for producing...

Interview: Paul Hanson one of the world’s best-known jazz bassoonists

Paul Hanson is one of the world’s best-known jazz bassoonists. Playing an instrument more often associated with classical music, he has managed to clear his own path building a...