JJ received late notice, this afternoon, that the finals of the 10th BBC Young Jazz Musician competition, recorded yesterday, ...

Alain Gerber is a noted writer on jazz but also, to the wider French public, a highly acclaimed writer of fiction. He has already combined real musicians with fiction in books concerning such names as ...

Despite reviewing all three albums which singer Lauren Bush has released so far, I knew next to nothing about her, and so in ...

David Haney: four albums on Cadence and New York Jazz Stories Pianist David Haney’s put out a number of albums this time ...

Anyone who like me used to eagerly wait for the next Bennie Green LP to be released will love this CD by Dr. Isrea Butler.

The two Jasons, violinist Anick and pianist Yeager have a history going back to their teenage years when they jammed together ...

Three partly related themes this month: the squirts of album releases from busy record labels; the number of albums recorded ...

Returning To Forever (Candid CAN 33352) Following my review last month of the Del Sasso Big Band’s revisioning of Chick Corea ...

The ever-alert Norman Granz took over Billie’s (faltering) career in the 1940s, and featured her extensively in his early ...

The Definitive Collection 1977-2000 (Robinsongs Robin5BX74) A five-CD box seems an appropriate tribute to keyboard master ...

Classically trained and with a lifelong interest in jazz, the versatile and experienced violinist Mathilde Febrer has worked ...

Just before signing for the prestigious Columbia Records label in 1956 the Miles Davis quintet recorded their final four LPs ...