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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

CDs of the week

18.09.09
Among the CDs of the week are Dizzee Rascal's mainstream album Tongue N Cheek and Mika returns with perfect pop in We Are Golden ... more

Kenny Garrett is still miles ahead

02.06.09
Studious, skull-capped and lightly bearded, Kenny Garrett is not the most expansive of bandleaders.... more

Coming up Shorter

28.04.08
It takes nerve to work with no set-list or arrangements but the Wayne Shorter Quartet concert was somewhere in between a triumph and disappointment.... more

Jazzing up ancient songs

31.03.08
Born in Memphis Tennessee, Dee Dee Bridgewater has a strong, cool voice and independent spirit that is ideal for a jazz performance.... more

A world-class jazz saxophonist

24.01.08
Tineke Postma is a sensual young saxophone stylist who brings a feminine aspect to world-class improvisation.... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

CDs of the week

26.10.07
Britney Spears makes a comeback, Unklejam serve up some Seventies-style electrofunk and jazz man Herbie Hancock all feature in the CDs of the week.... more

Full marks for ingenuity

03.09.07
Basquiat Strings play pieces in a drawing room style more reminiscent of the Fawlty Towers theme, says Jack Massarik.... more

Devotion to jazz sets Allyson apart

28.03.07
Karrin Allyson is a bit special. Not only is her voice warm, husky-edged and in tune, but her devotion to the jazz tradition, sets her apart from most other children of the Seventies.... more

Swinger merges Monk and Mahler

19.01.07
An excellent show: unlike so many dismal jazz intellectuals, Uri Caine never forgets the importance of the beat, says Jack Massarik.... more

A welcome touch of sophistication

13.11.06
This Sunday-section of the London Jazz Festival was reserved for sophisticates who like their jazz long on intelligence, sensuality and melody.... more

Take me out: best weekend events

09.11.06
Saturday sees the spectacular Lord Mayor's Show, the London Jazz Festival kicks off and budding artists flog their wares at the Inspired Art Fair.... more

CDs of the week

27.10.06
Songbird showcases Willie Nelson's tough, delicate tones, the first Who album in 24 years is released and Make Believe lacks a certain spark.... more

Greek fire from a guitar

19.09.06
The Vortex welcomed a Greek guitarist, a French tenorist and a drum-and-bass combination from both sides of the Middle-East divide and their intelligent interplay put their politicians to shame. ... more

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