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Happy Birthday Blue Note

Ian Mann celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of the iconic label with a look at three recent re-issues

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Sunday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

Sunday at the 2009 Lichfield Real Ale Jazz and Blues Festival followed on from where the Saturday had left off. Once again there was fine music in a variety of jazz styles

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Saturday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

The Lichfield RAJB organised by Lichfield Arts just goes from strength to strength. The music on offer this year was of a consistently high standard

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Ian Mann looks at two similarly themed albums by Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren

Lundgren (born 1966) came to jazz at the age of twenty having previously studied as a classical musician. Indeed at one time he seemed destined to be a professional classical performer

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The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay-On-Wye 2009

Ian Mann looks at contrasting jazz events at the 2009 Guardian Hay Festival

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Count your Blessings

Ian Mann takes another look at Get The Blessing's new album and reviews their recent show at the 2009 Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival

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Jazz Mann News

An appeal from Martin Speake.

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Saxophonist & educator Martin Speake has launched a crowdjustice fundraiser to help finance his legal action against his former employers Trinity Laban. Details attached.

Free Monthly Jazz Jams To Continue in Newark, New Jersey in 2025.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Will Continue To Present Free Monthly Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place, Newark in 2025. Press release attached.

606 Jazz Club, Chelsea, London, Programme for January 2025.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Laura Thorne of the 606 Club has forwarded details of the Club's programme for January 2025. Fully detailed schedule attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

12th Annual Coltrane Festival at SMOKE Jazz Club, New York City, USA.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - Sunday, January 05, 2025

G*Funk at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Friday, December 27, 2024 - Monday, December 30, 2024

Swing Into Christmas with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, two shows at Cadogan Hall, London.

Saturday, December 28, 2024

The Countdown All Stars feat. Jazzmeia Horn at SMOKE Jazz Club, New York City, USA.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Paula Morelenbaum and the Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg Under the direction of Gast Waltzing at Theatre of Esch, Luxembourg.

Wednesday, January 01, 2025