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Patti Smith learns to enjoy herself

22.03.10
Once the mother hen of po-faced poets, Patti Smith’s bus-pass years have seen her develop the rare gift of being playful and funny.... more

New stars are born with The Invisible

25.01.10
Fiercely ambitious, The Invisibles were as accessible as they were cerebral... 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

CDs of the week

03.07.09
Florence Welch oozes a mischievous, sexy and unhinged quality in her band's new album, while the Benny Andersson Band, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Acoustic Ladyland and Tinariwen release CDs.... more

Sound check: Sounding a free horn

05.06.09
Jazz legend Ornette Coleman has assembled a line-up of eclectic excellence for next week's Meltdown.... more

Get ready to go crawling in Camden

16.04.08
Camden will host more than 40 bands this weekend including The Fratellis, Los Campesinos! and Robyn for the annual Crawl. Make sure you don't miss out on the best gigs with our festival guide.... more

The man who made London swing again

20.11.07
Richard Godwin talks to Will Gresford, manager of the most innovative jazz club in the world, Vortex.... more

Quartet could be blessed

05.11.07
They release their debut album early next year, and jazz-rock quartet The Blessing could be ones to watch, says Jack Massarik.... 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

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

31.08.07
Ladytron and Mercury Prize jazz nominees Basquiat Strings are among the top five gigs playing over the weekend.... more

Styles don't quite tally

03.08.07
Good writing, but a strange clash of styles causes 'jazz-rock' group Led Bib to suffer at the hands of their genre's oxymoron.... more

Take me out: The best weekend events

18.01.07
Sound artist Ray Lee will freak you out at the Shunt Vaults, comedian Stewart Lee does a controversial version of the gospels and a pop-up ice bar can be found at Canary Wharf.... 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

A jazzed-up soundclash

05.09.06
Acoustic Ladyland tip a quirky nod to Jimi Hendrix in more than just name, with a debut album featuring Hendrix tracks remixed jazz fusion style. Tonight's gig previews their third album.... more


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