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Radio Free Brooklyn features European Jazz in new show.

Mondo Jazz, a new radio program hosted by Italian-turned-New Yorker Ludovico Granvassu, with a mission of showcasing international jazz that’s not readily available on...

Fred Hersch wins French “Prix in Honorem Jazz” and “Coup de cœur jazz”.

Pianist and composer Fred Hersch has won the Prix in Honorem Jazz as well as the Coup de cœur jazz from l’Académie Charles Cros 2017 (prize in honor of jazz from...

Kapok takes new approach on tour in UK

There’s a restless spirit in Kapok, the trio who tour in England from November 26 to 29 for the Going Dutch celebration of jazz from the Netherlands in the UK and Ireland....

jazzahead! 2018 with partner country Poland

The jazzahead! festival in Bremen from 6th to 22nd April 2018 is looming: the focus is on Poland as the partner country, including with a star- studded gala concert and a weekend...

Sunday Blues – “Born Under A Bad Sign” by Albert King

Editors Note: Check out our “Nothin’ but the Blues” Spotify playlist to hear this and other iconic tracks from the legends of Blues. Sunday Blues this week...

JazzFest Berlin 2017 Reflection part 1

In the contemporary European spirit of the times, especially the trend of building new walls and borders, the JazzFest Berlin 2017, provided an important and required counter...

Fiona Ross – “Black, White and a Little Bit of Grey” CD Peer Review by Ola Onabulé

Editors note: Next to our regular series of album reviews written by the Jazz In Europe review team, we have introduced the idea of “Peer Reviews”. To launch this we have...

Yuri Honing’s CD Goldbrun: Harmonious Political Statement

The CD “Goldbrun” by Dutch Jazz saxophonist Yuri Honing is a political statement. He has made the album because he’s worried about the future of Europe. It is a great part...

ECM Records releases full catalogue for streaming.

This coming Friday will see the ECM Records catalogue available for fans to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming platforms. So far the label now has resisted...

UK jazz radio station JazzFM launches their own Alexa skill

Today London based Jazz radio station JazzFM announced that they are the first UK national radio station to launch an Alexa skill that allows anyone to listen directly to the...

Paola Vera’s “ADDICTED” CD Peer Review by Leo Sidran

Editors note: Next to our regular series of album reviews written by the Jazz In Europe review team, we have introduced the idea of “Peer Reviews”. We asked Leo Sidran –...