Mark Kavuma launches new album ‘Magnum Opus’ at EFG London Jazz Festival
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The leading UK trumpeter will launch his new album at the Queen Elizabeth on 17 November with a talent packed band
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Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2025 announces headliners Ife Ogunjobi, Adi Oasis, Laraaji and many more
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The burgeoning spring East London jazz event returns from 25 to 27 April 2025 with another diverse showcase of emerging and established artists
Lou Donaldson: 01/11/26 — 09/11/24
- Monday, November 11, 2024
Alyn Shipton pays tribute to the soulful sax great, who was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker but forged his own unique sound and recorded prolifically for the Blue Note label, who has died aged 98
Jazz club nights and Southbank/Barbican freestage shows complete EFG London Jazz Festival line-up
- Friday, November 8, 2024
This year’s EFG London Jazz Festival kicks off a week today with a packed programme of gigs across the capital in clubs and concert halls and freestages
Video of the Day: Jim Hart’s Cloudmakers share full Abbey Road recording session for new album featuring Leo Genovese
- Thursday, November 7, 2024
The leading vibes virtuoso and his acclaimed band are joined by Grammy-winning Argentinian piano master Leo Genovese for their new album A Drop Of Hope In The Ocean Of Uncertainty
Quincy Jones: 14/03/33 – 03/11/24
- Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Alyn Shipton pays tribute to the globally renowned writer, arranger, producer and trumpeter whose long career was steeped in jazz – including early work with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton – long before his huge successes with George Benson and Michael Jackson
Corinne Bailey Rae/Laura Mvula with Nu Civilisation Orchestra, plus Soweto Kinch’s Soundtrack to the Apocalypse for Southbank X Montreux 2025 line-up
- Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Southbank Centre London has confirmed the first names for its inaugural edition of its three-year partnership with the Montreux Jazz Festival
Jazz and popular music giant Quincy Jones dies aged 91
- Monday, November 4, 2024
The producer, trumpeter, composer, bandleader and arranger died aged 91 on Sunday evening
SXSW London 2025 Programming Submissions Now open for UK artists
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The Austin-based arts, digital media and music conference will be hosted in London for the first time, from 2-7 June 2025, with submissions for performers now open
Winners of 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards announced
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The recipients of the 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards were announced at a ceremony on 29 October 2024 at the Concert Artistes’ Association, Bedford Street, London