Polish Jazz Titans Assemble in London

September 8, 2025

Why put on the first-ever Polish Jazz Festival in London, and why now? After all, London is already well supplied with fine British-Polish jazzers like the guitarist Artie Zaitz and saxophonist Emma Rawicz. Not only that, but the West London venue Jazz Cafe Posk��based in the Polish cultural centre��has been running jazz gigs for years.

Plague Doctors Cure All

Certainly one of the most positive things to come out of those peculiar pandemic years, The "Plague Doctors Cure All was formed in 2022 by Welsh-based saxophonist and local music community champion Lyndon Owen. Their music eschews classification, taking from rock, metal, funk, gothic and jazz in a fully improvised set that will drag you in from the start and kick the hell out of any musical preconceptions you may have, with relentless energy, sounds and theatrical visuals rarely presented to a jazz audience.
Owen delivers an expressive palette of sounds on tenor and soprano sax and Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI)

Alexia Gardner, Nel Begley, Fergus McCreadie, And More

by Colin Muirhead
August 16, 2025

Featuring music by acts performing in North East England soon and showcasing new releases, with tracks by Dean Stockdale, Alexia Gardner, Nel Begley, Fergus McCreadie, the Strictly Smokin' Big Band, and more. Playlist Dean Stockdale “Blues Etude" from Celebrating Oscar (Self Released) 00:00 Milne Glendinning Band “Am I Missing Something?" from You Me Him ...

2025 Love Supreme Jazz Festival

by Nosa Malcolm
July 19, 2025

Love Supreme, a three-day open-air jazz festival, is held on the unique grounds of Glynde Place, East Sussex, UK. Now in its 13th year, the festival returns annually, typically during the first week of July, often blessed with summer sunshine. A beloved event for jazz and music enthusiasts, it offers a diverse lineup spanning jazz, soul, ...

Soweto Kinch, Theo Croker, Julian Lage, And More

by Colin Muirhead
July 6, 2025

Featuring music by acts performing in North East England soon and showcasing new releases, with tracks by Soweto Kinch, Theo Croker, Zo? Gilby, Knats, Julian Lage, and more. Playlist Soweto Kinch “A People With No Past" from The New Emancipation (Soweto Kinch Recordings) 00:00 Theo Croker “prelude 3" from Dream Manifest (Dom Recs) 08:54 ...

Jimmie Vaughan��s 'Do You Get The Blues?' Gets A 25th Anniversary Reissue On July 25th

May 31, 2025

Jimmie Vaughan ��s Grammy winning album, Do You Get The Blues? is slated for a reissue by The Last Music Company July 25th in the run-up to the 25th Anniversary of its initial release. A first-issue Vinyl was previously released in 2021, on the occasion of Jimmie��s 70th birthday. Now, in 2025, the album, updated with ...

Arthur Kell Speculation Quartet At Scott's Jazz Club

by Ian Patterson
May 29, 2025

Arthur Kell Speculation Quartet Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland May 23, 2025 Outlier comedian and agent provocateur Bill Hicks had a sketch where he greeted the audience with the news that this would be his last gig. Yeah, it was sad, he acknowledged, but he had enjoyed every minute ...

Norma Winstone, Xhosa Cole, Louis Stewart And More

by Colin Muirhead
May 27, 2025

This show features music by acts performing in Northern England soon and showcasing new releases, with tracks by Sara Oschlag, Norma Winstone, Catriona Bourne, Xhosa Cole, Phil Bancroft, Louis Stewart and more. Playlist Sara Oschlag “Mingus Fingers" from Yeah! (Self Released) 00:00 Norma Winstone & Will Bartlett “The Trees" from The Soundless Dark (Jellymould ...

Claire Cope: Orchestrating Stories Of Brave Women

by Lawrence Peryer
May 24, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On British composer Claire Cope.Claire crafts music that combines the freedom of jazz with the precision of classical music, drawing inspiration from women whose stories are often overlooked in history books.Claire's new album Every Journey (Adhy?ropa Records, 2025), dropped in March to coincide with International Women's Day. On ...

Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2025��A Rookie's Review

by Andy Crowther
May 10, 2025

Various Venues Brick Lane Jazz Festival London April 25-27, 2025 The Brick Lane Jazz Festival is now in its fourth year, and although it has been on my radar for a while I've never made it. I've had very little excuse. The UK jazz scene is arguably the most invigorating ...