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Ronnie's celebrates with Jack Bruce

26.10.09
Singer-composer Jack Bruce has more right to play Ronnie Scott's than most British chart-toppers.... more

CDs of the week

29.05.09
Elvis Costello returns to Nashville, Paolo Nutini, unites the whole with his ragged old man croak and Patrick Wolf gives us his fourth album.... more

CDs of the week

20.02.09
The Prodigy's new record almost works, Matt Duke's album is nice but won't change the world and Oumou Sagare is empowering.... 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

CDs of the week

19.09.08
If the Americans don't fall in love with Kings of Leon this time, they never will. But it's easy to fall out of love with Katy Perry. ... more

Larry Coryell's dream team plays brilliantly

10.06.08
A journalism graduate, Larry Coryell is one of the few jazz stars who could write his own reviews and possibly sell them.... more

Glut of talent as the giants step in

02.06.08
The chance to see two unmissable icons, pianist McCoy Tyner and guitarist John McLaughlin, proved impossible to ignore for Jack Massarik.... more

CDs of the week

23.05.08
Spiritualized, the imperious Al Green and bright new jazz star Esperanza Spalding are among this week's top CDs.... more

Winning set for man in the sweatband

22.02.08
A living legend and a remarkably athletic figure at the drums, jazz-rock pioneer Billy Cobham looked ageless and superfit.... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

Virtuoso from El Maestro

23.11.07
Paco de Lucia showcased his ease with pure flamenco in a gig that had all the soulfulness you'd expect of a guitar legend. ... more

A passionate solo performance

22.06.07
A perfect marriage: Gary Husband performs some magnificent drum solos at the Vortex, coupled with some dazzling ivory tinkling.... more

CDs of the week

15.06.07
The White Stripes' sixth album is thrilling, Ray LaMontagne carries an authenticity that doesn't come across in other singer-songwriters and Calvin Harris offers music for the dancefloor.... more

An embarrassment of riches at the Jazz Café

09.05.07
Hot on the heels of Allan Holdsworth, the Jazz Café is graced with yet another enthralling set from a legendary performer.... more

Allan Holdsworth's latest delivery

08.05.07
'What I can do on two hands, he can do with one' - guitar god Eddie Van Halen isn't the only person with praise for Allan Holdsworth - Jane Massarik also loved the show.... more

CDs of the week

16.02.07
This week's CD releases include Yoko Ono, post-rockers Explosions in the Sky and a memorial album to the late jazz trumpet virtuoso Maynard Ferguson.... more

Greek fire from a guitar

19.09.06
The Vortex welcomed a Greek guitarist, a French tenorist and a drum-and-bass combination from both sides of the Middle-East divide and their intelligent interplay put their politicians to shame. ... more

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