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Jazz Album Reviews

Orlando Le Fleming

Romantic Funk ; Wandering Talk

This third instalment in the Romantic Funk series represents a worthy follow up to past glories and combines intelligent rhythmic grooves with imaginative, multi faceted compositions and arrangements.

Kevin Lawlor

The Island

Glen Manby

When Sunny Gets Blue

Patrick Naylor

Organza

John-Paul Muir

Home Now

Josephine Davies

Satori : Weatherwards

Henrik Jensen

Above Your House

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Perfect Stranger

Unfinished Business

Even after half a century the music still sounds fresh and exciting, qualities that are enhanced by the superb playing of Sansom’s hand picked, all star, contemporary jazz ensemble.

Glasshouse

Silence is a Flower

I continue to be amazed by Glasshouse’s “spontaneous melodic improvisations”. It’s consistently astonishing that they are able to create such moments of beauty out of thin air on such a regular basis.

Scarla O’Horror

Semiconductor Taxidermy For The Masses

An absorbing and rewarding listening experience. I particularly like the melding of conventional jazz instrumentation with the electronics & synths to create a distinctive and convincing group sound.

Asha Parkinson’s Kalpadruma

Possession

Another ambitious cross-genre work from Parkinson. Once again she skilfully combines her many musical, literary and political influences to create a unique ensemble sound.

Live Jazz Reviews

Soultime!

Soultime!, Jazz in Reading, Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, 13/12/2024.

Bryan Corbett

Bryan Corbett’s Instrumental Groove Unit, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 12/12/2024.

Terence Collie

Terence Collie Trio & Guests, Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 10/12/2024.

N’Famady Kouyate Band

N’Famady Kouyate Band, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 30/11/2024.

King Heron

King Heron, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 28/11/2024.

Christelis / Stylianides / Crowley / Glaser

Christelis / Stylianides / Crowley / Glaser, The Green Note, Camden Town, London, 15/11/2024 (Part of EFG London Jazz Festival).

Jazz Mann Features

Guildhall Jazz Festival, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 20-24 November 2024.

Ian Mann enjoys this 'Festival within a Festival' and a wide ranging series of musical performances from jazz students and alumni of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

EFG London Jazz Festival 2024, Second Sunday, 24/11/2024.

On the final day of the Festival Ian Mann enjoys an Australian Jazz Showcase, the improvised music event Moment's Notice and the sounds of the Deschanel Gordon Trio.

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Jazz Gigs & Events

January Blues Festival at 229, London.

Friday, January 03, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025

NYC Now Mini-Fest 2025 feat. Aubrey Johnson, Jamie Baum & Brad Shepik at The Greenwich House Music School, New York City, USA.

Thursday, January 09, 2025

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2025, various venues, New York City, USA.

Thursday, January 09, 2025 - Wednesday, January 15, 2025

TRYPL at Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester.