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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,...

The Jazz France Balkans Network convenes for its 6th gathering

On 14 and 15 May 2026, the city of Dijon hosts the sixth meeting of the Jazz France Balkans Network — a multilateral project that links French and Western Balkan cities through...

CD Review: Jason Miles, 100 Miles for Miles Davis

Jason Miles has earned the right to make this record. Not many people can say they were in the room when Miles Davis was reinventing himself for the late 1980s — but Miles was,...

Craft Recordings marks the centennial of Miles Davis with Miles ’56

There are moments in jazz history that only reveal their full significance in retrospect. The two sessions Miles Davis convened at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey —...

European Jazz Conference 2026 Comes to Cologne

From 24 to 27 September 2026, Cologne becomes the centre of gravity for European jazz and improvised music, as the Europe Jazz Network convenes its annual conference in Germany...

Nabou Claerhout: Navigating Identity, Expression and Renewal.

Trombonist and composer Nabou Claerhout’s star is firmly on the rise as she shines a very welcome and much needed light on the jazz trombone. Hailing from Antwerp, her credits...

Rudy van Gelder: Four Albums, One Vision

In the Winter 2026 edition of the Jazz In Europe Magazine, with Rudy Van Gelder prominently featured, I wanted to spotlight four of my favorite albums where his engineering...

Gran Canaria Hosts International Jazz Day event

Gran Canaria is not a place that needs to borrow its jazz credentials. The island has been a significant presence on the European jazz calendar for some years, and the Canary...

Eddie Bruce: Rembering Tony Bennett.

With the 100th anniversary of Tony Bennett’s birth approaching in 2026, I heard that Philadelphia-based vocalist Eddie Bruce is planning to bring a tribute to Europe that...

CD Review: Beto Paciello, The Stoic Suite

Brazilian pianist-composer Beto Paciello has spent over four decades as one of São Paulo’s most in-demand commercial musicians — seven seasons as musical director of...