From Rihanna's 10-night run at the O2 to Michael Sheen's Hamlet and the London Jazz Festival, there's plenty to look forward to between now and Christmas
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The groundbreaking graphics of L.A. Noire, launched today, are matched by a sultry, seductive soundtrack that is bound to score as highly as the computer game... more
It says something about London’s artistic confidence that Shadowall, the first jazz opera about US baseball, should have been conceived here in London.... more
Lime Wood is a new superhotel in the New Forest with a triumvirate of British talent behind it. Hermione Eyre gets a warm reception from David Collins, Robin Hutson and Alex Aitken... more
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
As a director representing black America, Charles Burnett is as important as Spike Lee, argues Derek Malcom as he reviews Burnett's seminal piece of cinema.... more
Sinclair McKay remembers Humphrey Lyttelton - jazz genius, radio legend and master of the breathtaking double entendre who died on Friday at the age of 86
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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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do