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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

Mingus Dynasty is alive and kicking

07.07.09
Jack Massarik was struck by how well Mingus Dynasty's ensemble arrangements are now played, far more precisely than when he was alive. ... more

Behold Sheila Jordan's mature artistry

26.03.09
Damon Runyon would have described Sheila Jordan as a sweet old doll. She filled Pizza Express Jazz club to capacity.... more

CDs of the week

06.03.09
There are hints of Kate Bush from Polly Scattergood, Starsailor are as overwrought as ever and there's something French about Davy Sicard.... more

Mullet man still sounds dangerous

24.11.08
With jazz megastars becoming ever more scarce, featuring two of them in one supergroup was a masterstroke for London Jazz Festival's closing night.... more

’Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris reveals a great deal about an incredible singer

20.11.08
’Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris is an affectionate tribute to 'The Greatest Voice You Never Heard' ... more

Lost chords from Brad Mehldau

21.10.08
It was all flaky pastry and no meat until Brad Mehldau served up a fast version of Charlie Parker's demanding original, Confirmation.... more

CDs of the week

04.04.08
Camille undoes preconceptions of French pop, The Breeders release their most accomplished and ambitious album and alto-sax genius Charlie Parker's legacy continues.... more

Meeting of the diva misfits

27.02.08
The little-known friendship of the black jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald and white Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe makes for an absorbing piece of theatre... 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

Pharaoh Kings and a Tennessee claw

20.11.07
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck share an extraordinary split-second empathy, not only when performing their super-precise duets but also while soloing.... more

Jazz trio prove a killer combination

11.05.07
No-nonsense Barry Harris leads his trio through a masterly set of jazz standards ... more

CDs of the week

27.04.07
Some classy pop from Tori Amos, more of the same old rope from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and a nice send-off for the late jazzman Tony Scott are among the week's offerings.... more

Too good for a wet Monday

06.03.07
Michael Mwenso Male Vocal Combustion are a marvellous group who put the fun back into modern jazz, says Jack Massarik.... more

Truly, madly, brutally

11.01.07
The Last King of Scotland, a riveting fiction about African dictator Idi Amin, boasts a terrifying performance from Forest Whitaker, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Rocking in a jazz world

27.11.06
With Acoustic Ladyland's new album offering up a post-punk twist on jazz, Pete Wareham talks about how his skater past is influencing the present.... more

Clint's not a cowboy after all

12.10.06
Clint Eastwood, Hollywood's most famous Republican, used to make gung-ho movies, but his latest is anti-war. As he tells Mike Goodridge, he didn't mean it to be unpatriotic.... more

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