2022: A Year in Photographs
Well, 2022 was a challenging year to say the least. Numerous other reviews in print, online and broadcast media have documented the extraordinary events witnessed around the globe, so I’ll [...]
Season’s Greetings!
The Riff wishes all its readers a wonderful Festive Season! Stay warm and safe. We’ll be back early in 2023.
The Shez Raja Collective
What do you call a conglomerate comprising an electric bassist with a propensity for playing jazz-funk, a hard bop sax player, a fusion guitarist in the Alan Holdsworth style, a female vocalist [...]
Harmonious World Podcast: Chris Allard and Ross Stanley
Piano and guitar duo Ross Stanley and Chris Allard joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World. Their album – Tortugas – came out in July and it’s been a delight to [...]
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A Date for the Diary: The Tom Syson Quintet
Tom Syson Quintet, Saturday January 28, 2023 JazzUp and Club85 are thrilled to bring this Vincent Bach Trumpet Artist to Club 85. Tom is a highly regarded trumpeter, composer and producer based [...]
Hilary Seabrook
The Riff is delighted to announce that Hilary Seabrook has joined its team as Associate Editor. Hilary is an enthusiastic jazz lover and sax player. Her podcast – Harmonious World – [...]
Rob Luft – New Year’s Day Concert
Happy New Year with guitarist Rob Luft The first live audience recording at London’s iconic Maida Vale Studios was for the BBC World Service’s New Year’s Concert and it featured long-time friend [...]