Ezra Collective become first jazz band to win Mercury Prize Album of the Year
- Friday, September 8, 2023
The powerhouse London group have become the first ever jazz act to win the prestigious prize since the Mercury’s inception in 1992
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Saxophonist Sam Newbould’s Quintet head out for UK Tour
- Thursday, September 7, 2023
The dynamic saxophonist heads out a multi-date tour this month to play music from his latest album, Bogus Notus
Craft Recordings rolls out the red carpet for Thelonious Monk’s Brilliant Corners
- Thursday, September 7, 2023
Craft Recordings’ acclaimed Small Batch vinyl series returns this month with a limited edition, all-analogue audiophile pressing of Thelonious Monk’s landmark 1957 album Brilliant Corners.
National Jazz Archive launches first Jazz Hub with Gary Crosby Sextet concert in October
- Tuesday, September 5, 2023
New inclusive, grassroots jazz venue, exhibition centre and research space to open in October 2023
Jazz FM and Scala Radio broadcaster Jamie Crick has died aged 57
- Wednesday, August 30, 2023
The family of Jazz FM and Scala Radio broadcaster Jamie Crick have announced his death at the age of 57, following a short illness
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater swings back to Sadler’s Wells
- Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Kevin Le Gendre welcomes the return of the pioneering dance company to London and spoke to their artistic director Robert Battle, about their potent blend of Duke Ellington’s music and Ailey’s contemporary dance legacy
Emma Rawicz, Colectiva and Eliane Correa for Brighton Jazz Fest 2023
- Friday, August 25, 2023
The line-up has been announced for the south-coast jazz festival that’s bursting with new names and fast rising stars when it runs from 5-8 October
Video of the Day: Almanaque share track from new album ‘Nada Para O Carnaval’
- Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The debut album from guitarist Luca Boscagin’s band Almanaque is set for release on Ubuntu Music on 25 August
Line-up for the seventh edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music is revealed
- Thursday, August 17, 2023
The line-up for the seventh edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music has just been announced, and includes top-drawer names such as Zoe Rahman, Paul Edis with Graeme Wilson, Alcyona Mick, Olivia Moore, Zoe Gilby and Tony Kofi, Rie Nakajima and the Samuel Blaser Trio. This year's event takes place at various venues across the city on three weekends between: Friday 22 September and Sunday 8 October.
Applications are now open for the 2023 The Drake YolanDa Award For Emerging Young Artists
- Wednesday, August 16, 2023
YolanDa Brown, musician, broadcaster and Chair of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and philanthropist James ‘JP’ Drake, today (16 August) announced that applications for the fourth annual Drake YolanDa Awards for emerging young artists, including those working in jazz, are now open.