204 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
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin at Ronnie Scott’s
The young Americans brought an even younger band to London, featuring Munir Hossn, Grégoire Maret, Wesley Ritenour and Tatiana Parra
Bill Evans and the VansBand Allstars at Ronnie Scott’s – and in Poland
Wolfgang Muthspiel might have missed out on Miles Davis's 1980s talent parade but Bill Evans didn't, and the influence still runs deep
Boreal Sun, Ronnie Scott’s, London
The new London-based band brought virtuosity and invention to a set reminding of the power of 70s jazz-funk and 90s acid jazz
Mike Stern Band at Ronnie Scott’s, London
In a group with wife Leni, Dennis Chambers, Hadrien Feraud and Bob Franceschini, Stern again proved that he doesn't always turn it up to 11
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David Sanborn dies
The American alto saxophonist, whose highly charged sound came to define soul-jazz in the 1980s, has died aged 78
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart at Pizza Express, London
The enduring American trio brought its subtle, chamber-style organ jazz to the Soho Pizza as part of the club's Hammond festival
Lucia Fodde: Harlem Beats
Using a plugged-in rhythm section and stripped-back arrangements the Berlin-based singer offers an atmospheric update of Ellingtonia
German jazz trade-fair strikes a political note
The opening night of jazzahead! in Bremen combined declarations of the jazz-as-freedom idea with music from Han Bennink and others
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John Scofield’s “Yankee Go Home”, Ronnie Scott’s, London
Putting a jazz edge on music from Dylan to Bernstein, Yankee Go Home is the kind of bar band any jazz fan should be happy to run into
Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Adam Cruz at Ronnie Scott’s
The pianist, bassist and drummer played a demanding set mixing jazz with Latin American folk, odd metres and lashings of 20c European harmony
Jim Beard: delight in the detail
Pianist Jim Beard, who died 2 March, was a natural for the keyboard seat in Steely Dan, as exemplified by his own richly appointed solo work
The great wine world of Quincy Jones
Wine from the cellar of the renowned arranger and producer was sold in an auction conducted by Christie's from Los Angeles
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