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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
Pip Piper’s jazz collection goes on sale
Some 3,800 shellac 78s are among an auction of jazz recordings, books and memorabilia to be held online by English auctioneers Sworders in early...
BBC Young Jazz Musician competition returns in November
The biennial BBC Young Jazz Musician competition returns for its fourth edition in November 2020, aiming to "support and celebrate the wealth of young...
John Scofield: Swallow Tales
Scofield’s debut on ECM (he has appeared as sideman on the label, notably in Marc Johnson’s Bass Desires) may remind of the somewhat seminal...
Chris Botti for London in May
The American trumpeter Chris Botti arrives in the UK for a concert at London's Royal Festival Hall on 30 May. It's a venue often...
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Gateshead Jazz 2020: the future is Brit
As Gateshead's annual jazz festival this year rebrands itself from Gateshead International Jazz Festival to simply Gateshead Jazz it also embraces the local -...
Brad Mehldau Trio for London in March
The jazz-going public’s opinion of the pure pianism of the Brad Mehdau Trio has never been equivocal. When the pianist presented a set using...
Kurt Elling joins Guy Barker for Christmas at the Hall
In what is becoming a fixture in the festive calendar, trumpeter Guy Barker brings his Christmas big band show back to the Royal Albert...
Tapping into jazz
Tap dancing might usually be associated with an earlier epoch of jazz but the affinity between tap and jazz has always been strong in...
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Preview: Cambridge Jazz Festival 2019
The Cambridge Jazz Festival, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin, is back in its fifth incarnation 13-24 November with a wide spread of styles from John...
Scarborough Jazz Festival 2019: a jazz tonic at the Spa
Reviewing the 2018 Scarborough Jazz Festival for Jazz Journal, Brian Payne found a "plethora of riveting performances from an array of top class bands"....
Matt Olson: 789 Miles
“Jazz Is the Teacher, Funk Is the Preacher” goes the title of Soul Jazz Records 2018 compilation featuring Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, Don Cherry and...
Preview: Leeds Jazz Festival 2019
In its third year the Leeds Jazz Festival brings a host of leading jazz names to the city over the long weekend of 18-21...
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