Carole Nelson

‘You’re playing like a girl’: Why is jazz still so male?

Oddly for a genre that prizes freedom and self-expression, jazz is an undeniable patriarchy. This week’s Ban Bam concerts move the spotlight to women

The Hags collective: ‘After months of lockdown, it’s like being let free to fly’

A group of female artists in their 60s, 70s and 80s have come together under the moniker Na Cailleacha, or the Hags

Carole Nelson Trio: Arboreal review – elegant work from a rare talent

Second album from Zrazy co-founder expresses ‘the living reality of a forest’

The best jazz gigs this week: Pat Metheny’s first Irish concert

Also: piano trio series, Miles Davis vinyl listening club and the Latin American songexplored

The best jazz gigs to see this week

Cormac Larkin’s recommendations

Zrazy: The Art of Happy Accidents | Album Review