A wise artist keeps faith with his fanbase. That's why trumpet superstar Wynton Marsalis is taking a break from touring the lucrative summer-festival circuit to play a cut-price week at Ronnie's... more
Barack Obama loves her, the purists call her the real thing — and now, says Esperanza Spalding, who performs at the London Jazz Festival next month, she wants the world to hear her astonishing music
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Now that Barack Obama has moved into the White House America’s arts world can look forward to playing a key role in his revolution — it’s a strategy we could learn from...... more
On Monday Don Johnson takes the lead in the West End production of Guys and Dolls. The fallen idol of Miami Vice says he has cleaned up his act - and isn't just here for the money.... more
Cassandra Wilson was in her element at her London Jazz Festival gig until a heckler broke the spell and hustled the concert to a premature and slightly edgy finish.... more
It's mystifying why Allen Toussaint doesn't work solo more often. As a one-man jazz-blues entertainer, this sophisticated old charmer from New Orleans has few rivals. ... more
Terence Blanchard wasn't expecting a hand-luggage ban to ground his horn at Lyon airport. But after he got his instruments through the Channel Tunnel, he had the chance to put on a cracking show.... more
Jazz review: No synths, samples or electronica were heard in this set from US trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Instead, says Jack Massarik, the audience got pure acoustic jazz, but of typically wide range.... more
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