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Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that I’ve published, recently, a few posts on jazz in Ireland. Well in case you were wondering, I haven’t moved to the Emerald Isle but I am [...]

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 [...]

  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, [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Many of the great European jazz festivals have impressive settings. Think Umbria, Montreux, North Sea, Marciac and Love Supreme.  However all are hard pressed to match the idyllic environment of [...]

On the second day of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2024, the audience at London’s Kings Place was treated to a unique night of incredible musicianship under the leadership of sax player, band [...]

Happy Birthday to the formidable Phil Chaundy seen here powering the horn section of Geno Washington’s legendary Ram Jam Band. Bunk Fest, Wallingford, Oxford. August 2024. Photo by the [...]

Oddly, this album crossed my desk while I was thinking about the current state of jazz in Ireland and how the genre deserves a higher profile.  It’s a very interesting offering from [...]