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Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Friday 9th August 2024.

Ian Mann enjoys the first full day of the Festival and performances from Zach Breskal, Steven Kirby, Kat Rees, N'famady Kouyate, Ursula Harrison, Dionne Bennett and The Mingus Project.

Brecon Jazz Festival, Family & Jazz Day, Gardens and Marquee, Castle Hotel, Brecon, 04/08/2024.

An enjoyable and entertaining day of music making featuring three very different bands, all operating underneath the broad stylistic umbrella that we call jazz.

63RD JAZZ À JUAN,  Juan-les-Pins, France, 8th -18th July 2024.

Guest contributor Colin May enjoys performances by Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Belmondo Dead Jazz, Erik Truffaz, Saki Ozawa, Li Xiaochuan, Poetic Ways and more.

‘Jazz Friends’ at Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 09/07/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys an informal evening of jazz featuring a host of 'Jazz Friends', with the emphasis very much on friendship, community and the joy of playing jazz.

BOOK REVIEW:  “The Summer We Crossed Europe In The Rain”  Lyrics for Stacey Kent by Kazuo Ishigoro, illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli.

Charming collection of song lyrics written by the distinguished author Kazuo Ishiguro for the jazz singer Stacey Kent. The book also features the distinctive artwork of illustrator Bianca Bagnarelli.

Twenty five years of jazz at The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford.

As Oxford's premier jazz venue The Spin celebrates its 25th anniversary co -founder Pete Oxley talks to Colin May (via email) about the ups and downs of the clubs history.

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Jazz Mann News

The Green Note, Camden Town, London - Newsletter,  21/11/2024.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Green Note has forwarded its latest newsletter with details of forthcoming musical events, including performances forming part of its programme for the 2024 London Jazz Festival.

Peter Slavid - ‘European Modern Jazz’ on the radio playlist, first broadcast 17/11/2024.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Broadcaster & journalist Peter Slavid has forwarded details of the music played on his UK & European Jazz radio show on 17/11/2024, which is available via a number of UK & international radio stations

Jazz in the West Midlands - November 19th -24th,  2024

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

A roundup of gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings provided by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

Jazz Gigs & Events

13th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival Presented by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, various venues, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Thursday, November 07, 2024 - Sunday, November 24, 2024

EFG London Jazz Festival at various venues, London

Friday, November 15, 2024 - Sunday, November 24, 2024

Moscow Drug Club at Guildford Jazz, Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

daoud at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Kim Cypher Quintet, ‘Catching Moments’ at Corn Exchange Jazz Club, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Thursday, November 21, 2024