Veronica Swift – This Bitter Earth (Mack Avenue MAC1177. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) My first encounter with vocalist Veronica Swift was a YouTube clip shot in pianist Emmet Cohen’s apart… ...

Pianist Jonathan Gee has always found joy, education and inspiration in the music of Miles Davis. Not just in the man himself but in the playing of his many fine associates, not just in acoustic Mi… ...

Andrew Willox and Eileen Mann – I Think We Have a Find: A Biography of Roy Willox (Self-published, 2020. Review by Simon Spillett) Biographies of musicians – of any style – have a marked tendency to ...

The very great Scottish bassist Ron Mathewson passed away shortly before midnight yesterday 3 December 2020. He had been admitted to hospital with Covid in mid-November. Dave Holland writes:… ...

Shri – The Letter (Jazzland Recordings 3779254. CD review by Adrian Pallant) It’s not uncommon to be impressed by bass-player albums which aren’t dominated by the leader. But new release The Letter by ...

These tributes and birthday wishes from friends, colleagues and fans for his eightieth birthday are now particularly poignant. Peter was informed about the greetings, and responded with typical ...

Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Royal Albert Hall. 30 October 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) On 30 October 1959, in that year of jazz masterpieces, British tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott ...

Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 … ...

Jo Harrop in Gateshead (see below). Photo Ken Drew courtesy of Lance Liddle Wednesday 2 October – Pete Bernstein / Jim Mullen are at the 606 Wednesday 2 October – Alexander Hawkins / Marco Colonna are ...

Elina Duni, Rob Luft – Lost Ships (ECM 0739322. CD review by John Arnett) This collection of songs has an emotional force and atmosphere all of its own. Singer Elina Duni has released two earlier ...

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (Deluxe) (Music On Vinyl MOVLP-019. LP review by Andrew Cartmel) Is there anything left to say on the most popular — and arguably greatest — jazz LP of all time? Quite a lot ...

Keiron Tyler writes about the reissue of South African duo Mike Makhalemele & Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi’s 1976 album The Bull and the Lion for the ArtsDesk – read more Thursday 18 January – Tim Garland ...