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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
Johnny Depp with Beck for Montreux JF
Among the latest headlines from the Montreux Jazz Festival is news that actor Johnny Depp will join Jeff Beck, a guitarist with jazz connections,...
Downs with disco
Disco queens Sister Sledge and soul heart-throb Gregory Porter are among the headliners at Love Supreme, a festival in East Sussex bearing the same...
Candid Records relaunches with five classics
Candid Records, founded in 1960 and home to celebrated recordings by Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln and others, is relaunched this month with...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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