These tributes and birthday wishes from friends, colleagues and fans for his eightieth birthday are now particularly poignant. Peter was informed about the greetings, and responded with typical ...

The very great Scottish bassist Ron Mathewson passed away shortly before midnight yesterday 3 December 2020. He had been admitted to hospital with Covid in mid-November. Dave Holland writes:… ...

Jo Harrop in Gateshead (see below). Photo Ken Drew courtesy of Lance Liddle Wednesday 2 October – Pete Bernstein / Jim Mullen are at the 606 Wednesday 2 October – Alexander Hawkins / Marco Colonna are ...

Wednesday 13 March – Art Themen (above) and Dave Barry quartet, with Dave Green (bass) and Gareth Williams (piano) at CryerArts, Carshalton Wednesday 13 March – Italian pianist Marco Marconi & his ...

Julian Lage – Squint(Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) If your local jazz club had a huge whip-round or received a vast council grant (OK I’m dreaming), who would you want to see on the bands… ...

“John had a place at the heart of the world scene for improvised music,” writes Evan Parker in this tribute to guitarist and founder of MOPOMOSO John Russell (1954-2021), who passed away on 19 January ...

Saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith is a leading light in Kansas Smitty’s House Band, the era-spanning talented musicians based around their eponymous bar in Hackney’s Broadway Market. The ...

Chet Baker - Italian Movies (Moochin’ About, MOOCHIN03. 3 CD set. Review by Nicolas Pillai.)At the end of disc 1, Chet sings ‘Arrivederci’ in that haunting bittersweet voice, backed by lush strings.

Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Royal Albert Hall. 30 October 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) On 30 October 1959, in that year of jazz masterpieces, British tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott ...

Richard Pite writes: Very sad news. Keith Nichols passed away this morning. Keith had gone into London Hospital last Friday with problems relating to a much-delayed prostate operation. Whilst in ho… ...

The right type of microphone, positioned correctly is vital for a great sounding jazz recording. Here I outline one way of achieving a good sound which doesn’t require any difficult miking technique ...

Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 … ...