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

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Peter Gamble - 27 September 2024

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Simon Adams - 25 September 2024

Mute: After You’ve Gone

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In Columns

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Derek Ansell - 26 March 2021

Obituary: Ethel Ennis

Bruce Crowther - 28 February 2019

Obituary: Derek Ansell

Mark Gilbert - 20 December 2024

In Book Reviews

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The Old Familiar Places

Graham Colombé - 07 May 2023

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John White - 14 March 2024

Between Beats – The Jazz Tradition And Black Vernacular Dance

Graham Colombé - 03 February 2023

In Live Reviews

Report: Flow Festival, Helsinki 2022

Wif Stenger - 22 August 2022

Kim Cypher at Pizza Express, London

Leon Nock - 09 April 2019

Interplay at Kenilworth Arts Festival

Matthew Wright - 21 September 2021

Review: Jazz at Buxton International Festival 2022

Brian Payne - 15 July 2022

Moers Festival 2023

Andy Hamilton - 04 June 2023

In Film Reviews

Up From The Streets – New Orleans: The City Of Music

Betsy Bell - 07 February 2021

Symphonies in Black: Duke Ellington shorts at the Barbican, London

Leon Nock - 20 November 2024

The Frank Sinatra Show with Ella Fitzgerald

Derek Ansell - 29 April 2019

The Humbler – Danny Gatton

Mark Gilbert - 15 September 2023

Otto Preminger’s Anatomy Of A Murder

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JJ 04/95: Dieter Ilg, Marc Copland, Jeff Hirshfield – What’s Goin’ On

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JJ 06/73: Dollar Brand – This Is Dollar Brand / African Piano

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JJ 04/73: Keith Jarrett / Jack DeJohnette – Ruta And Daitya

Jazz Journal - 26 April 2023

JJ 11/93: Chris Potter Quintet – Presenting

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Monthly Archives: May 2026