Skordas/Chytiris/Noraoto – Spiritual Forces (self released, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Nikolas Skordas on wind instruments (saxophones and flute, tarogato and tsabouna, a greek bagpipe)…

Shabaka at the Royal Festival Hall, 30 Nov.

Shabaka, who will be at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 November, is “an emblematic artist…

Inclusion Principle ~ The Free Jazz Collective

Inclusion Principle – The Call of A Crumbling World (Discus 2025)  Inclusion Principle – Clarino Oscura (Discus…

Jaleel Shaw Will Not Be Invisible

Book bans are heavy on Jaleel Shaw’s mind. During our interview, the alto saxophonist and composer…

Pete Allen Jazz Band at Pizza Express, 27 Nov.

At Pizza Express in Dean Street on 27 November, the audience will experience “a very special…

How Do We Find Music?

How do we find music? Recommendations from friends? Movies? Video games? Algorithm? Music is everywhere. But…

What North Indian Music Practice Can Teach Jazz Musicians

The improvisational language of jazz and that of Hindustani (North Indian) music share manysimilarities, which we…

Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, Cadogan Hall, 12 October

“Our aim is that when audiences leave, they feel like they know us and that they’ll…

Mondays with Morgan: Louis Marks and Fabian Brown – Ropeadope at 25

The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and Ropeadope’s CEO, Louis Marks, and…

A Jazz Music based Team Building Experience

I am at the New York office of Notion, a successful startup from Silicon Valley that…