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Hetta Falzon, Henrietta, Last Recordings on Earth ****
The extended version of 'Sobering' with its rococo introduction and exquisite melody is one of many highlights on an EP that counts...
Track of the Day: ‘Kiss and Run’: standout new release jazz vocals from Marianne Solivan
Track of the day for a second time in these pages new from Marianne Solivan - one to return to time after...
If Ever I Would Leave You – Jo Harrop
A knockout version of a Lerner and Loewe classic is the first newly released Jo Harrop recording in a while and marks...
Darley Bowie EP
The tender side of classic David Bowie songs inhabited extremely convincingly on a new EP.
It’s pushing at an open door to discover Irish jazz.
There’s plenty of talent out there but precious little coverage to reflect and represent this flowering.
Mavis Staples, Donovan Haffner and Linda May Han Oh are Jazz FM award nominated for ’26
Up for awards at this April's Jazz FM awards ceremony.
Latest Walking Distance tracks from lounge jazz trumpeter Peter Somuah are a big step forward
I like the latest tracks from Peter Somuah far more than 2023’s Letter to the Universe.
Nabou, Indigo, Edition ***1/2
At times downcast and introspective. But there's a lot to like on this latest from Nabou, especially as the overall effect is...
Niklas Lukassen, Still Waters, Heartcore **** recommended
Extremely impressive debut from imaginative bassist and singer Niklas Lukassen
Check out a live version of Miles Mindlin’s ‘Bennett Park’ ahead of release
There's a rich stream of UK jazz guitar talent around at the moment. By Water is part of that wave.
Unheard Kenny Wheeler
Recorded at the Gateway studio in Kingston, south west London, Kenny Wheeler biographer Nick Smart pins the 1995 What Was session down...
What’s on – across Europe
A look around the Europe jazz clubs at a range of great action coming up.
Karim Saber, Sundance, No Label **** Recommended
Outstanding from Karim Saber in the first significant UK jazz release of the year. He's changing how we think about jazz guitar...
Has the sanctuary of jazz become too much of a cult cut off for its own good?
Cult appeal has its own "issues"- to put it mildly.
Grammy jazz awards 2026 – very little relevance for jazz beyond America
The Grammys continue to neglect the sheer quality of jazz issued beyond America. releases that often eclipse the homegrown product for quality...
Introductions in the dark – Blair/Huber
From the 1970s post-punk Mancunian thinking of The Durutti Column outside the box to Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman within the jazz...
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