May 2026 - Page 2 of 3 - Jazz Journal

New Orleans fest navigates the compromise between pop and jazz

22 May 2026

Reviewed: Noa Levy & Paul Edis Trio | Michel Petrucciani

21 May 2026

Reviewed: Ray Charles | Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet | John Lee...

21 May 2026

Reviewed: Siril Malmedal Hauge & Kjetil Mulelid | Guido Spannocchi |...

21 May 2026

Reviewed: Alyn Shipton’s New Orleans Friends | Jack Wood

20 May 2026

Reviewed: John Lewis & Sacha Distel | McCoy Tyner | Melissa...

20 May 2026

Reviewed: Henri Texier | Anat Cohen Quartetinho | Mark Wade Trio...

20 May 2026

Reviewed: Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio | Mark Lockheart, Huw V. Williams...

19 May 2026

Reviewed: Buster Williams | Phil Sargent | Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

19 May 2026

Reviewed: Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns | Kevin Figes: | Jason Kruk

19 May 2026

Reviewed: Lilly Hertzman | Gustaf Lunggren | B.I.T.

19 May 2026

Reviewed: Elina Duni, Rob Luft | Ahmad Jamal | Jon Henriksson...

18 May 2026

Reviewed: Modha | Sun Ra and his Arkestra

18 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, S-Y

18 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, P-R

17 May 2026

Jazzkaar festival escapes jazz but still compels

13 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, M-O

12 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, H-L

11 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, E-G

09 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, C-D

08 May 2026

jazzahead! 2026, Bremen, Germany

07 May 2026

New releases April-May 2026, A-B

06 May 2026

Jazz, blues and spiritual Ealing

05 May 2026

Reviewed: Michael Moody | Tina Carr

05 May 2026

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Latest Audio Reviews

Randy Weinstein: Harmonimonk

Peter Gamble - 27 September 2024

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Darren Arthurs - 25 September 2024

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Simon Adams - 25 September 2024

Mute: After You’ve Gone

Darren Arthurs - 24 September 2024

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John Mayall and the Wimpy Bar Blues

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Mulligan memories, part 2

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In Columns

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Bruce Crowther - 01 April 2022

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John White - 30 September 2019

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Gordon Jack - 18 October 2022

In Book Reviews

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Stars Of Jazz: A Complete History Of The Innovative Television Series 1956-1958

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Free Jazz Communism

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In Live Reviews

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Mark Gilbert - 25 July 2024

The Hidden Jazz Club does Christmas

Jazz Journal - 31 December 2024

Stan Getz: A Musical Portrait, with the Chris Ingham Quartet

Leon Nock - 14 February 2019

April Jazz, Espoo, Finland

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A snowy night in New York’s West Village

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In Film Reviews

A Man Called Adam

Graham Colombé - 01 October 2021

Syncopation

Leon Nock - 27 May 2020

Ronnie’s: Ronnie Scott and His World-Famous Jazz Club

Brian Morton - 16 November 2020

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Barry Witherden - 17 March 2019

Bill Evans: Time Remembered – The Life And Music Of Bill Evans

Dave Jones - 22 October 2019

From the Jazz Journal archive

JJ 04/84: Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955-1982

Jazz Journal - 28 April 2024

JJ 12/80: Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul – Trav’lin’ Light

Jazz Journal - 31 December 2020

JJ 01/65: In My Opinion – Nat Pierce

Jazz Journal - 25 January 2025

JJ 12/64: Poetry And Jazz In Concert

Jazz Journal - 28 December 2024

JJ 09/89: Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw – The Eternal Triangle

Jazz Journal - 30 September 2019

Monthly Archives: May 2026