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A party made for legends at London Jazz Festival

16.11.09
The London Jazz Festival has started with a bang thanks to Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea and Bela Fleck.... more

Guide to the London Jazz Festival

30.10.09
The London Jazz Festival swings into town next month - it's time to learn to love the J-word. Richard Godwin takes you from A to Z... more

Stan Tracey gives jazz stars a chance to shine

20.07.09
This one-hour suite for 15-piece big band, typically substantial, functional and fun to play, was perfect for the late-evening slot. ... more

CDs of the week

10.07.09
The Dead Weather proves Jack White has his finger firmly on the quality-control button but VV Brown is a victim of her own striking looks.... more

Hypnotising performance from Melody Gardot

12.03.09
With a rich string section conducted by British jazz musician Guy Barker, Melody Gardot's band generated a beautifully relaxed sound.... more

Harmonies on major scale at Jazz Festival

17.11.08
God help anyone who was not jolted into a beatific state by the celestial voices and exuberant rhythms of Take Six.... more

Guy Barker blows the mind

17.09.08
As a belated 50th birthday present, trumpeter-composer Guy Barker was given the freedom of Ronnie Scott’s. And his is a party worth attending.... more

Estelle and Duffy to go head-to-head at Mobo Awards after scoring Best Female nominations

11.09.08
British singers Estelle and Duffy will battle it out at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards after receiving nominations for Best Female.... more

Keeping it in the Tracey family

26.08.08
Piano patriarch Stan Tracey's son Clark leads groups of his own when not working with his father. This week he brings a great line-up to London.... more

Public votes Lyttelton BBC jazz artist of the year

22.07.08
Musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton was named artist of the year at this year's BBC Jazz Awards... more

Tracing Stan's genius

31.01.08
Charged with creating a retrospective of his long career, Stan Tracey led his trio, octet and big band in fine style.... more

Pop goes 2007 - music review of the year

21.12.07
From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums.... more

Big band dramatics from Barker

04.12.07
A talented arranger and trumpeter, Guy Barker's Amadeus Project served up a feast of film-noir big-band dramatics.... more

CDs of the week

09.11.07
Craig David shows signs of interest again with a new album, while Duran Duran continue to churn out their funky brand of dance pop.... more

CDs of the week

28.09.07
This week sees a return to form for Bruce Springsteen, while Pete Doherty gets on with his day job with a new Babyshambles album.... more

Whole lot of Shakespeare going on

09.08.07
The Proms took a gamble on British jazz royalty and honoured Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine in From Bard to Blues.... more

Octogenarian's storming performance

27.03.07
Octogenarian pianist-composer Stan Tracey, topped the opening bill of the week-long Jazzwise anniversary celebrations with a storming octet performance. ... more

Impossibly fiendish fingering

02.02.07
Martin Taylor simultaneously produces walking bass-lines, passing chords and surging melody lines with one erudite pair of hands, says Jack Massarik.... more

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