165 articles
Mark Gilbert
Mark Gilbert was deputy editor, Jazz Journal, 1981-1999, editor from 2009 to present, a leading British contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and has written for other jazz histories. The guitar plays (or should be played more in order to be) a prominent part in his musical life. Email: editor[at]jazzjournal.co.uk
Quincy Jones dies
Trumpeter turned arranger Quincy Jones - best known to the general public as the producer of hit Michael Jackson albums after a career spent...
Barbican film series recalls the 1970s, when free improvisation was on British TV
A panel discussion with free-improvisation veteran Maggie Nicols and 1970s TV appearances by Derek Bailey, Charles Fox, Tony Oxley, Evan Parker and Paul Lytton...
Jaden Evans releases album tribute to his grandfather
Yet another jazz dynasty may be upon us as Bill Evans' grandson releases a recital of Evans compositions. Evans On Evans (Shamus Records) features...
Ronnie Scott’s, November: Lorber, Barron, Lundy, Basie
Among the highlights at the newly refurbished Ronnie Scott's in November are the following:
James Carter Quintet – Lookin’ at Lock: The Music of Eddie...
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Boundary pushers: Seed and the LSO
Seed, described by their publicist as "a dynamic group of musicians pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz", are to collaborate with the LSO at...
Those same old chestnuts roasting on an open fire
What is claimed to be the world's first AI-generated Christmas jazz album is set for release on 14 November. At a time when so...
Jazz FM now and then
Jazz FM - just for London in those days before internet radio - was launched in 1990 after lobbying by Dave Lee, the former...
Rochester Cathedral Jazz and Blues Festival
We know what an important role the church has played in the development and sound of jazz, so despite the music’s more profane connotations,...
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Jazz stars play for Kamala Harris in New York
Is jazz intrinsically left-wing? Judging by the JJ inbox, it’s a question that many might think doesn’t need asking. It certainly seems a frequent...
Benson’s Breezin’ guitar goes on sale
The Gibson Johnny Smith that guitarist George Benson used to record his 1976 hit album Breezin’ (sales around three million) is now for sale...
The Rhodes piano, alive and well in a London basement
The Rhodes electric piano, reviled by many purists, but a key new sound in jazz from the late 1960s on, is the centre of...
The economy might be flat but composition is booming
The Performing Rights Society - the body that has pursued music publishing rights since 1914 and is now styled PRS For Music - says...
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