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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
Monty Alexander, Jason Rebello and more for Ronnie’s in April
Among the highlights at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho in April are Dexter Wansel, Monty Alexander, James Morrison, Mike Westbrook, Jason Rebello, Elaine Delmar, Dee...
Robben Ford & Bill Evans in ‘Blues, Miles and Beyond’ at Ronnie Scott’s
They both played with Miles Davis, Ford rather more briefly than Bill Evans, who was a fixture in the early to mid-80s. Tonight, musical...
Scott Henderson Trio at Ronnie Scott’s
There was a queue down Frith St, reminding me of a time in the late 80s when Allan Holdsworth returned to play in London....
Scott Henderson and Robben Ford for Ronnie Scott’s
The guitarists Scott Henderson and Robben Ford appear, separately, at Ronnie Scott's in London in March. Henderson plays one night, 9 March and Ford...
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Cleveland Watkiss: ‘the face of innovation’
Ruth Fisher, said to be a leading jazz presenter, will interview the singer Cleveland Watkiss in London on 22 February. Watkiss, who may be...
Dave Green’s 80th at the Pizza Express
The wide-ranging bassist Dave Green marks his 80th birthday in a half-weekend of gigs at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Dean St, London...
Russell Barnes collection to be auctioned in March
The jazz, opera and equipment collection of Russell Barnes, a close friend of Jazz Journal founder Sinclair Traill, comes up for sale on 1...
Jazz lets Jim Rattigan be more creative and talk to the audience
Like many players of less common orchestral instruments, Jim Rattigan’s introduction to the French horn was a result of making up numbers in the...
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Buxton adds jazz sparkle
Buxton, the Derbyshire town famous for its spa water, this year adds three and a half days of jazz to its international festival, hitherto...
Andy Summers shows his jazz roots
In the 1980s - probably the most musically fluent decade in pop since rock music arrived in the UK in the late 1950s -...
French-horn player Rattigan tours
The French-horn player Jim Rattigan, a fugitive from the classical world long acclimatised to jazz, tours music from his 2021 album When this month....
Sunak sits out on freelancers again; MU complains
As Christmas events are cancelled and venues experience reduced audiences following new government measures against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, musicians have been finding...
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