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Louis Stewart’s, I Thought About You to be reissued

Dublin-based Livia Records reissues Irish guitar master Louis Stewart’s all-star 1977 recording, I Thought About You on 29th May. Long deleted and much sought after in its...

KIM CYPHER to play the Jazz Arena at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

A milestone gig for UK saxophonist, vocalist and composer Kim Cypher with an inspiring, feel-good backstory about following dreams, taking chances, making sacrifices and never,...

Nduduzo Makhathini: European Tour

Nduduzo Makhathini was born in 1982 in uMgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Growing up in a Zulu cultural environment, he was introduced early to the connection between...

CD Review: Rose Room, It’s been A Long, Long Time.

Such is their integral position in the 1930s ‘Hot Club’, Gypsy Jazz scene and the extent of their following in Scotland and beyond, it feels as though Rose Room have been...

Jazzahead! 2025: Bremen as a Jazz Metropolis

*Editors Note: A separate full review of the Showcase Concerts will be published in the coming weeks.* Jazzahead! was founded in Bremen, Germany, in 2006 as a trade fair and...

China Moses: Singing, savouring and defending artistic freedom

At the beginning of the year China Moses announced ‘2025 I am gonna be singing, savoring and defending artistic freedom.’ Here we are a few months later, and as we all know...

The Art of Blending Worlds: A Conversation with Mauro Sigura

When I first sat down with Mauro Sigura, I was struck by his quiet intensity—a musician whose journey has been shaped by both geography and curiosity. Mauro is not just a...

Live Review: Arooj Aftab, Wow Festival Athens

It takes someone like trailblazing Arooj Aftab to fill the Stavros Niarchos Hall on a Monday night in Athens. The highly anticipated concert already gained traction thanks to...

Joe Sanders’ Parallels, on Tour in Europe

Small jazz groups with two saxophonists are a rare treat, and this is what you get with Joe Sanders’s “Parallels” featuring Logan Richardson, Seamus Blake, and Gregory...

Live Review: Elina Duni and Rob Luft at The Verdict

Elina Duni is a singer originally from Albania; her trademark is a contamination of jazz, Balkan, and Mediterranean music. Since 2017, she has collaborated with renowned British...

Women in Jazz Photography: Her Frame. Her Sound.

Bringing together inspirational women from across the globe, the award-winning Women in Jazz Media organisation, in partnership with Karamel Club, present an exclusive photography...