211 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
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
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
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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
Steve Voce, 1933-2023
The long-serving and popular Jazz Journal columnist and reviewer Steve Voce died in Liverpool this week, aged 89
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Obituary: Bruce Crowther
Well known for his jazz journalism, Bruce was also a prolific writer of crime fiction, including The Rose Medallion, serialised for BBC TV
Lottery awards £247,494 to research black music shops
Leicester-based arts body says the early independent UK record store was a music-fuelled vehicle for resistance against systemic racism
The Humbler – Danny Gatton
Comprehensive chronicle adds new footage of 'the greatest guitarist you never heard', one perhaps isolated by his eclecticism and virtuosity
Charlie Watts collection for auction at Christie’s
Charlie Parker's union card, his 'alto break' contracts and two Beiderbecke scores are among the jazz-related items on sale in September
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