Walking through the city while listening to music is one of the greatest pleasures of our age, an experience that Beethoven and Stravinsky would surely relish... 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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Slave that he is to his Celtic genes, Robbie Coltrane returned from his holidays this week with little evidence to show for three weeks in sun-soaked California.... more
Having spent a disproportionate chunk of my life waiting tables, I normally favour generous tipping of hard-pressed restaurant staff. But last week I found myself pocketing my change and walking huffily out of a former favourite place to eat... more
Bad enough that Fabio Capello is teaching us how to play football, his Italian compatriot Renato D'Aiello is showing Londoners how the tenor sax should be played... more
From thrashing fury to moments of near-exhausted tenderness, Gary Crosby's Nu Troop's Coltrane-themed set provided a very special evening, says Jack Massarik.... more
Trumpeter Jumaane Smith was blowing like a young Woody Shaw as the Rashied Ali quartet played some heavy modern jazz in two uncompromising sets at Live! on the Park.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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