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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

Russian refugee wins Classical Brit

15.05.09
A violinist who fled a poor Russian mining town to pursue her dream of studying at London’s best music schools has won the young performer award at this year’s Classical Brits... more

CDs of the week

20.03.09
Pet Shop Boys are having a far-from-fruitful century, Chris Cornell releases Scream and Gareth Williams leads his Power Trio.... more

Festival for jazz artists of the future

17.03.09
It's open week at the Guildhall School of Music's jazz faculty, a feast of free concerts by the teaching staff and prize pupils.... more

Dreamlike moment from Lynne Arriale

17.02.09
Bolder artists tend to be works in progress, and Lynne Arriale belongs in that category.... more

CDs of the week

23.01.09
Bruce Springsteen has written an album that dwells on love and Franz Ferdinand return with their distinctive sound.... more

Beyoncé tops bill at Obama concert

19.01.09
Beyoncé closed a star-studded concert in honour of Barack Obama attended by nearly half a million people. ... more

Last Jazz Crusader standing

16.01.09
It's been a while since The Jazz Crusaders first fought the good fight, and only one of the original members remains. ... more

Kurt Elling is as smooth as ever

19.11.08
The dapper Chicago supercrooner Kurt Elling unveiled a suite based on the recordings of John Coltrane and singer Johnny Hartman.... 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

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

Many guises of Abram Wilson

29.07.08
Sheet music at the ready, the dapper Abram Wilson, ever the showman, left nobody in doubt that he would provide an evening of new music.... more

Modern diva oozes charisma

10.04.08
Diane Reeves was on superb form at the Barbican Hall thanks to a noble voice and excellent support from her international band. Lionel Louke also gave a highly original performance.... more

O2 challenges the Proms with classical music 'spectacular'

03.03.08
The O2 arena will host a series of classical events early next year, including a "major opera", the Standard can reveal... more

O2 challenges the Proms

03.03.08
The O2 arena is to host a festival of arts next year - putting it in competition with the Royal Albert Hall which is home to the annual Proms.... more

No stars for Beck

29.11.07
Jeff Beck's screaming post-Hendrix machismo will never cut it with the jazz world and was an insult to a half-century of world-respected jazz tradition, says Jack Massarik.... more

CDs of the week

16.11.07
Girls Aloud release another slap of feisty handbag pop and Tom Brousseau touches upon the idiosyncracies of love in this week's albums.... 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

Cullum at the cutting edge

26.10.07
Jamie Cullum showed at the Electric Proms he has always been edgier than his cheeky chappy persona and grisly covers suggested.... more

Not just a pretty face

17.09.07
Good looking and not yet 30, designer, green campaigner, philanthropist, TV presenter and stand-up comic John Mayer can do it all.... more

CDs of the week

25.05.07
Some Pumpkins-lite grunge, a solo release from one of James Brown's backing singers and catchy tunes in Arabic and Spanish are among the week's standouts.... more

Rare chance to hear jazz greats

30.04.07
The Barbican hosts a double bill of unique saxophone voices from the 60s and 70s on Saturday night.... more

Mark of the craftsman

26.03.07
The handyman best known as the fourth Beastie Boy tells John Lewis about reinventing himself as a folky funk crooner on his new album.... more

Grateful for silence

09.03.07
Kenny Barron enjoyed the attentive silence from an unusually well behaved crowd at Ronnie Scott's.... more

Menu plays second fiddle

11.12.06
Toby Young wasn't looking forward to visiting The Pigalle Club but the house band certainly made the evening go with a swing.... more

Hammond man heads for Oblivion

29.11.06
Now surrounded by his kids, 1970s pianist-turned-Hammond organ supremo Brian Auger proves he still has energy to burn, purrs 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

Driven to new heights by Henderson

18.09.06
As a trained doctor who combined medical and jazz careers, Eddie Henderson seems an ideal match for Ambulance, Arnie Somogyi's self-styled 'specialists in musical accident and insurgency'.... more

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