New York City-based, West African guitarist Lionel Loueke is a Blue Note artist, which certainly helped to get the legendary pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter...
For more than 28 years Hugh and Marion Ockendon regularly promoted jazz in Eltham, however with the passing of Hugh Ockendon in 2020 and the recent passing in October of Marion,...
Iceland is well known for it’s unique nature, volcanism but also increasingly as a center for jazz. While the scene is relatively small, events such as the The Reykjavik...
UK-born and New York-based singer-songwriter Rosina Bullen has re-entered the jazz scene as an independent artist, debuting her new EP Painting a Picture. Along with her rich...
You Hit The Spot, sees Chicago based vocalist Tracye Eileen return to her roots as a straight-ahead jazz vocalist for her fourth release as a leader. Her previous releases...
At this time of the year our mailbox tends to be overloaded with news of the latest Christmas release complete with tacky artwork and yet another “jazzy” version of...
German based drummen Guido May recently released his latest CD titled ‘Flow”. For those unfamiliar with Guido, he is one of Germany’s top Jazz and Funk drummers...
Last month young Luxembourg based trumpeter Daniel Migliosi released his debut album titled “Left on Scene”. So before we get into the review, I think it’s worth...
Following a record-breaking year in 2022, with over 60,000 in attendance across the weekend, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival has announced the first wave of artists confirmed to...
Earlier this month the Red Sea Jazz Festival took place again at full strength in the harbor of the Israeli city of Eilat. Having previously not visited Israel, when the...
Migdalia van der Hoven is an award-winning Mexican drummer known for her groove, sensitivity and versatility across multiple genres such as funk, jazz, latin and pop. Having just...