Rob Luft: Instrumentalist of the Year
Slightly belated congratulations to Rob Luft for winning the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group’s Instrumentalist of the Year award. Well done, Rob, this is a well-deserved honour. Photo [...]
The Ward/Dawkins Quintet: Jazz at The Barn
Above photo Matt Ward; headline photo Jack Dawkins. Matt Ward is the curator of the excellent Jazz at The Barn gig series held monthly at The Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, [...]
Featured Foto: Winston Clifford by Steve Foster
Winston Clifford keeps time for Chris Briscoe’s fine Profiles Quartet. Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire. 10th October 2025. Photo by the always impeccable Steve Foster.
Jazz in Ireland: Jammin’ in Cork
As my connection with jazz in Ireland strengthens, I’ve decided to run an occasional series on the jazz jam scene across the country. Jam sessions are essential incubators for nurturing [...]
Ballydehob Jazz Festival. Pt 2 A Musical Montage
My apologies for this rather late follow up to my initial post on the BJF but as the saying goes, “life gets in the way!”. Doesn’t it just! Anyway better late than never so [...]