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CDs of the week

13.11.09
This week's albums include offerings from Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey and world music from Mayra Andrade... more

Dazzling technique from Gwilym Simcock and John Taylor

25.03.09
Old master John Taylor and young pretender Gwilym Simcock were invited by manager Ross Dines “to release the colours of their superb instruments”.... 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

CDs of the week

13.02.09
Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks.... more

Music

08.10.08
Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever — and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry. ... more

Neon are Shining examples

03.09.08
Neon may not offer anything blindingly radical, yet their outstanding quality as writers and improvisers guarantees dazzling moments.... more

Gwilym Simcock is dazzling poet of the keyboard

11.08.08
In a weekend packed with premieres, Simcock's Progressions wins the prize for enlightened commissioning, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

Choral jazzmen hit the cathedrals

17.06.08
An innovative mix of jazz and choral music is on a tour of cathedrals and abbeys by a trio of choristers-turned-jazzmen. According to Jack Massarik, it's a winning combination.... more

CDs of the week

16.05.08
Green Day are back under pseudonym Foxboro Hot Tubs; making retro, carefree garage rock, The Tom Richards Orchestra is a gentle giant and The Ting Tings release their debut.... more

Show would have made Oscar Peterson proud

18.03.08
In a loving tribute to jazz muscian Oscar Peterson, Martin Drew, his drummer for 25 years, takes to the stage and brings his memory alive.... 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

31.08.07
New albums from Hard-Fi, Kano and Spike Wells are among the top CDs of the week. ... more

Wasted talent

18.06.07
About Water sees Mark-Anthony Turnage extend his love affair with jazz, but the performance ultimately suffered as its stars were badly under-used... more

Jazz legend can still make an entrance

21.05.07
Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin demonstrated his full range of one-man band skills to reaffirm the joy of making music by mouth ... more

Complex and intricate, but where is the fun?

19.03.07
Winning a Worshipful Company of Musicians award, vibraphonist-drummer Jim Hart made impressive yet somehow joyless music that sounded almost too fresh for its own good.... more

Swinging in an English way

01.02.07
Tim Garland is celebrating his 40th birthday with a career-summarising week of jazz. His performance alongside Bill Bruford impressed, but never really got down and dirty, says Jack Massarik.... more

Take me out: Best weekend events

16.11.06
Resfest - the mobile festival for digital media - returns to the capital, the London Jazz Festival continues and you could buy a Damien Hirst or David Hockney original at the RCA.... more

The new ambassador of jazz

07.11.06
Gwilym Simcock is one of the young stars of this year's London Jazz Festival - he says he's on a mission to bring the music to his generation.... more

Lots to enjoy when the Six is partying

11.10.06
The 606 Club's manager is producing a mini-festival to mark 30 years as boss of the jazz restaurant and bar known to regulars simply as "the Six". Jack Massarik checked it out.... more

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