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Postmodern Jukebox To Tour UK In Support Of New Album

Postmodern Jukebox have garnered almost 1 billion YouTube views.The band embark on a 20-date UK tour this month, including two shows at London’s Roundhouse, in support of new...

Chris Potters Underground on Tour in Europe.

Starting on the 26th of February Chris Potter will perform a series of concerts in Europe. Potter and his Underground Quartet will visit Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Czech...

Al Di Meola tours new album in Europe.

Guitarist Al Di Meola will release his new album “OPUS” on February 23. To celebrate the release of the album Di Meola, will tour Europe with dates in Germany, Switzerland,...

Cheltenham Jazz Festival Reveals Star Names For 2018.

Last month we announced a number of highlights that can be expected at the 2018 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. The Festival management have now announced the full line-up and once...

Scott LaFaro, how one man redefined the piano trio.

As a bass player, when asked who my influences have been I would always put Scott LaFaro at the top of my list. This month marks 56 years since the release of Waltz for Debby, the...

100 Years Ago this week, Jazz Broke Loose In Europe

NANTES, FRANCE:  A hundred years ago in World War One, a group of American soldiers stormed Europe – not to the boom of guns, but the swinging rhythm of saxophones, drums...

Blue Engine Records announce Wynton Marsalis Septet’s “United We Swing”

Last week Blue Engine Records announced the coming release of their next album: the Wynton Marsalis Septet’s United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas. Blue...

Jason Miles returns to Europe with the new “Kind Of New”

On Feb 25 the Blue Note jazz club in Milan will host the kick off date to Jason Miles 2018 Kind of New European tour. Know mainly for his work with Miles Davis Jason has a list of...

Featured Gig | Walter Smith III “TWIO” at the 606 in London.

Presented in association with UK contemporary jazz label Whirlwind Recordings, acclaimed US saxophonist Walter Smith III will be making his 606 debut as part of the Euro Launch...

Op-Ed – Social Media and the impact on Creativity in the Music Industry

Editors note: Social Media now plays a vital role in the life of a musician in helping them to earn a living. As Fiona Ross say’s it’s a time consuming pursuit....

Joost Lijbaart brings “Under the Surface” to Scotland

Under the Surface, the group led by Amsterdam-based drummer Joost Lijbaart, plays its first concerts in the UK this month when it appears in Scotland as part of the Going Dutch...