Carla Bley: 'I am trying to imitate the people I love, and failing'The jazz pianist and composer and her partner, bassist Steve Swallow, talk about the New York jazz scene of the 1960s, and the influence of Ornette Coleman and Count BasieWed May 24 2017 - 05:00
Tony Allen: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Afrobeat drummer’s homage to hard-bop innovatorThu May 18 2017 - 07:45
The Firebirds: Aladdin’s Dream – Danish trio groove on the music of Carl NielsenWed May 17 2017 - 15:30
Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro - Rosa Dos Ventos review: clear-toned, liquid playing, joyous grooveThu May 11 2017 - 07:45
Aaron Parks- Find the Way review: searching, restive grooves and spacious optimismWed May 10 2017 - 15:30
Sue Rynhart - Signals review: a frank, unclichéd and stark follow-up of of strength and fragilitySue Rynhart, Signals, ****, MrSueSueThu May 04 2017 - 07:45
Lionel Loueke: 'It’s beyond the music. It’s the spirit, the human nature'The jazz player from Benin on convincing his family to let him purse a career in music, and how it led all the way to the White HouseThu Apr 27 2017 - 05:00
Tomasz Stanko – December Avenue album review: Charged with New York’s energy and charismaThu Apr 13 2017 - 07:45
Kevin Eubanks – East West Time Line review: a distinctive and creative guitaristWed Apr 12 2017 - 15:30
Phronesis – The Behemoth review: the rhythmic adventure continuesPhronesisThe Behemoth ****EditionWed Apr 05 2017 - 15:30
Chris Thile: ‘Tony Furtado told me to listen to Planxty, and my mind was blown’‘For all of my omnivorousness as a musician, I come from the British Isles fiddle tune tradition, and from Irish music in particular’Mon Mar 20 2017 - 05:00
Enrico Pieranunzi: New Spring – Italian finds a new gear in New YorkThe great pianist hooks up with NY players at iconic Vanguard venue in Greenwich VillageThu Mar 16 2017 - 17:00
How do you promote niche music in a market dominated by major promoters?Enter the micro-festival – savvy art promoters’ attempt to wrest audience from the mainstreamWed Mar 08 2017 - 05:00
Evan Parker is to John Coltrane as Samuel Beckett is to James JoyceSaxophonist Evan Parker's performances are not for the faint-hearted. But like his beloved Beckett, it’s the sort of art that, once you get it, you really get itMon Mar 06 2017 - 05:00
The Reunion Project - Varanda album review: Brazilians with a tingle of the tingeThu Mar 02 2017 - 11:00
Shitney - Earth Core album review: Delightfully lo-fi DanishShitney - Earth Core album review: Delightfully lo-fi DanishWed Mar 01 2017 - 16:00
Here's what happens when your first record is Miles DavisLaura Jurd is one of jazz's fastest rising stars but her band Dinosaur has a sound that's pure early 1970s electric funkThu Feb 16 2017 - 05:00
Lee Konitz – Frescalalto album review: still one of the most original talents in jazzThu Feb 09 2017 - 11:00
Barry Green Trio - Almost There album review: a subtle, forward-looking musical mind at workTue Feb 07 2017 - 11:35
Ingrid & Christine Jensen – Infinitude album review: Sound of infinity rewards repeat listeningThu Feb 02 2017 - 11:00
Jazz degree strikes a chord with studentsNewpark Music Centre' s respected jazz programme, which offers a rich and broad musical education, will transfer to DCU in SeptemberMon Jan 30 2017 - 14:31
John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming album review: Guitar great follows his instinctsJOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTETUp and Coming ****ECMWed Jan 25 2017 - 16:00
Camilla George Quartet - Isang album review: Lighting a fire under the melting potWed Jan 18 2017 - 16:00
Trish Clowes - My Iris album review: Imaginative sax for jazzTRISH CLOWESMy Iris ****BashoThu Jan 12 2017 - 11:00
Frank Kimbrough - Solstice album review: A delicate piano brimming with energyWed Jan 11 2017 - 16:00
Stuart McCallum/Mike Walker - The Space Between album review: Guitar-driven banalitySTUART McCALLUM/MIKE WALKERThe Space Between ***EditionThu Jan 05 2017 - 11:00
Curtis Stigers - One More for the Road album review: Sinatra homage is slick but superficialCurtis StigersOne More for the Road ***ConcordWed Jan 04 2017 - 16:00
JJ Wright - O Emmanuel album review: Traditional Yule jazzJJ WRIGHT, NOTRE DAME CHILDREN’S CHOIR & FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLEO Emmanuel ***Dynamic CatholicThu Dec 15 2016 - 11:00
Nils Landgren - Christmas with my Friends V album review: Yule jazz with a mellow tingeNILS LANDGRENChristmas with My Friends V ***ACTWed Dec 14 2016 - 16:00
Music heaven in megapolis on shores of Lake MichiganFrom jazz to electric blues to house and indy rock, Windy City is a real capital of soundsSat Dec 10 2016 - 06:01
