31st October 2015: News, latest reviews and upcoming shows for Tori Freestone.

After a busy summer with dates at the Vortex and the Sudtirol Jazz festival, Tori and her trio (Dave Manington-bass, Tim Giles-drums) are soon to go back into the studio to record their second album. Tori’s schedule has also included performances at Manchester Jazz Festival with Neil Yates’s ‘Surroundings Revisited’ featuring Iain Ballamy (playing the music that originally

30th October 2015: NYSQ (David Berkman, Tim Armacost, Gene Jackson, Michael Janisch) announce tour dates to include EFG London Jazz Festival show.

The New York Standards Quartet (NYSQ) will be in Europe and the UK for a short series of shows culminating with an appearance at the EFG London Jazz Festival at Pizza Express on 22nd November 2015 (tickets) David Berkman (piano), Tim Armacost (sax) and Gene Jackson (drums) have been performing together

28th October 2015: Ivo Neame Quintet at 606 Club and Wakefield Jazz this week + latest news and reviews for ‘Strata’.

This week, Ivo Neame has been in the studio recording for BBC Radio 2 and there are two chances to see him this week with his Quintet. Tonight (28th Oct) he is at the 606 Club and Friday (30th Oct) he will be at Wakefield Jazz Recent release Strata continues to draw

26th October 2015: Alex Garnett’s Bunch of Five to appear at EFG London Jazz Festival + HiFi & News review

Alex Garnett’s ‘Bunch of Five’ featuring Tim Armacost (sax), Liam Noble (piano), Michael Janisch (bass) and James Maddren (drums) will be taking part in this years EFG London Jazz Festival in a special double bill with the New York Standards Quartet. (Tickets) ‘Bunch of Five’ engages in original repertoire which

25th October 2015: Phil Donkin’s ‘The Gate’. Latest news and reviews include 4 Stars from Jazz Journal and a feature in Jazzwise Magazine.

The Gate is the debut album from Phil Donkin, one of the preeminent bassists of his generation in jazz and improvisation-based music Featuring Grammy-award nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel, drummer Jochen Rüeckert and pianist Glenn Zaleski, The Gate is a debut of depth and maturity with ten original compositions and two

24th October 2015: Pete McCann announces dates for his US ‘Range’ CD release celebration tour feat: John O’Gallagher, Henry Hey, Matt Clohesy and Mark Ferber.

New York-based guitarist Pete McCann has announced a series of US dates in support of the recent release of his fifth solo album Range. Longstanding personnel of choice – John O’Gallagher (sax), Henry Hey (keys), Matt Clohesy (basses) and Mark Ferber (drums) will also be featuring on the tour. The ebullient grooves

23rd October 2015: BIG NEWS: Release day for Kora Band’s ‘New Cities’. Promo video + full length track.

  Click here for a CD or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC MP3s and more)   An inspired third release for The Kora Band, a transatlantic quintet exploring the links between contemporary jazz and traditional West African music.” 4 Stars, Evening Standard     The Kora Band, an ensemble which integrates the uniquely

22nd October 2015: “Range maintains a real buzz through its vibrancy and impressive musicality, and is thoroughly recommendable.” London Jazz on Pete McCann’s ‘Range’ plus latest reviews

Enjoying some 25 years as a highly respected sideman on the New York circuit, multi-faceted jazz guitarist Pete McCann brings his fifth solo album Range to Whirlwind Recordings – a recording of new material that distills his vast experience of working alongside some of jazz’s greatest artists, including Kenny Wheeler, Lee

21st October 2015: Review round up for Mikkel Ploug’s At Black Tornado plus video from Danish TV appearance and details of solo appearance with the Royal Ballet.

Danish Guitarist Mikkel Ploug has been in the Danish national press and on TV due to his unique practice routine (see video left). Here’s a link to the newspaper article (see) and to see Mikkel’s TV appearance with more examples of him practicing click: here Mikkel will be playing solo guitar

20th October 2015: Kora Band receive 4 star reviews from The Evening Standard and All About Jazz for ‘New Cities’ (release day Friday 23rd October) and appear on STV Edinburgh.

The Kora Band, an ensemble which integrates the uniquely entrancing timbre of the kora — a traditional 21-string harp from West Africa — into a jazz context, present their third release New Cities and first for Whirlwind. New Cities presents a suite of compositions constructed on the foundations of traditional

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