Jazz Journal

Sixty years ago, Don Lindon had the impression Martin Williams' book was a miscellaneous assortment of left-over articles rather than a proper introduction to jazz

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Although it may be smaller and less imposing than Berlin, Cologne could well claim the title of Germany’s jazz capital. The city has a longstanding jazz tradition, a vibrant local scene and, above all, a remarkable network of venues where adventurous music has been thriving for decades. Cologne Jazzweek, still a very young festival inaugurated […]

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Libor Šmoldas Quartet: Sorry, Miles! I can see for miles and miles along the main road of global misery but who you gonna call to drive it away? Ghostbusters? I’d rather, for comic relief, give Libor Šmoldas a ring. The premise of the Czech guitarist’s Sorry, Miles! – a presentation of compositions that Miles Davis […]

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Zoe Rahman: Hull Suite Live This suite was commissioned by the Hull Jazz Festival to mark World Piano Day 2024 and was originally designed for solo piano. Rahman subsequently incorporated bass and drum parts and for this performance at London’s venerable Vortex club she was joined by longstanding colleagues Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo, the […]

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Tom Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes, João Gilberto & Os Cariocas: Um Encontro No Au Bon Gourmet In August 1962, Brazilian producer Aloysio de Oliveira brought together the founding trio of Bossa Nova for the first time, creating a landmark moment in music history. For six weeks, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes and João Gilberto […]

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