Lol Coxhill welcomed the first substantial writing on Steve Lacy's saxophone style and technique - done by the man himself ...

Mark Gilbert noted the variety of mood - ranging from the eerily impressionistic to the pugilistic and atonal - produced by ...

Mike Hennessey marvelled at pianist Walton's flair for writing compelling hooks and pursuing neat little phrases through the ...

Mark Gilbert enjoyed a passage of downhome bluesy swing in a set that otherwise often suggested film scoring might be Metheny and Lyle Mays' true vocation ...

July, brings national and international names to south London in nine performances. Jim Mullen, appearing with his organ trio ...

By 1972, Bley had already released 18 records as a leader, but predominantly in larger contexts or trios and nothing close to ...

There’s a scene in a recent Led Zeppelin documentary in which the band’s powerhouse drummer, John Bonham, discusses how important an influence Gene Krupa was on his approach to playing drums.

Fifty years ago, seeing Steve Beresford, Terry Day, Peter Cusack, John Russell et al in concert, Peter Riley gave a rather ...

Mark Gardner heard in trumpeter Byrd's incorporation of funk and rock not the advent of a new jazz suggested by the title but ...

Gerald Lascelles regretted that Gulda's treatment of great operas was issued under the guise of jazz, despite the presence of ...

Mark Gardner was relieved to find no poetry in Garrick's latest excursion but still was troubled by Coleridge Goode's bowing ...

Four very different vocalists feature in this set of reviews, the first being Savina Yannatou, from Greece. She shares ...