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Nigel J. Farmer appointed Editor in Chief of Jazz In Europe

During the last few months we have been working hard behind the scenes at Jazz In Europe and are now in a position to announce that effective immediately Nigel J. Farmer will be...

Swing Club Breda – A mix of famous and young talent on the same stage!

Once again, for 2016 Breda’s Hotel Golden Tulip Keyser, brings more exciting concerts on every third Sunday of the month. Organizer and musician Jan Learbuch from the ‘Swing...

JazzAhead announces 2016 showcase program

This year, once again, the four jury teams selecting the showcase program had their hands full: a total of 587 bands from 43 countries submitted applications. This means an...

Rony Verbiest honors accordionist Johnny Meijer

By Peter Beije | Photo’s by  Eddy Westveer Dave Brubeck , Thelonious Monk and Johnny Meijer are the musicians to whom Rony Verbiest devoted his last three CD’s. After...

CD Review | Maciek Pysz “A Journey”

Maciek Pysz is an artist that has been on my radar form some time now. Originally from Poland Maciek moved to London in 2003 and quickly established himself as one of the rising...

Interview with Knoel Scott – Part 3

Read Part 1 & Part 2 of the interview here. So, what about the more spiritual side – how does jazz make you feel? I asked. Knoel said, “I feel that jazz is actually the...

Interview with Knoel Scott – Part 2

Read Part 1 of this interview here. How did you get well known, I asked – when was your ‘break’? Knoel replies, “Jamaica, Queens was a residential middle class community...

London’s Most Diverse And Innovative Jazz Ensemble Release Debut Album.

October 2015 marks the release of ‘Kansas Smitty’s’, the eponymous debut album from the Kansas Smitty’s House Band. Formed in London, the Kansas Smitty’s House Band are...

Pianist Philip Clouts tours England and Scotland

Pianist Philip Clouts tours England and Scotland with his quartet in October to mark the release of a new album, Umoya, one of the first releases on the new jazz imprint of...

Featured Gig | Norbert Kögging | Rabotheater Hengelo

This coming Saturday dutch vocalist Norbert Kögging will launch is new CD ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’ with a concert in the Rabo Theater in Hengelo the Netherlands....

Phil Woods dies age 83

Jazz legend Phil Woods died Tuesday morning, according to Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home in Stroudsburg. He was 83 years old. Woods, who lived in Delaware Water Gap since 1976 and...