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Category: Jazz Music
Parents In Jazz: Liam Noble
For more than two decades pianist Liam Noble has been a key figure on the vibrant…
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…