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Guide to the London Jazz Festival

30.10.09

The London Jazz Festival swings into town next month - it's time to learn to love the J-word. Richard Godwin takes you from A to Z... more

US photographer Irving Penn dies

08.10.09

The celebrity and fashion photographer Irving Penn has died aged 92, his studio assistant in New York announced today.... more

Motets and miles for Jan Garbarek

24.06.09

Hats off to the City of London Festival for reuniting Norwegian saxophone virtuoso Jan Garbarek with The Hilliard Ensemble.... more

Kenny Garrett is still miles ahead

02.06.09

Studious, skull-capped and lightly bearded, Kenny Garrett is not the most expansive of bandleaders.... 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

Yin and yang of jazz in Marcin Wasilewski's world

19.03.09

Marcin Wasilewski's piano trio, ECM, is becoming hailed as a world-class unit in its own right. ... more

Crackling solos from Ryan Quigley

04.03.09

The chilliest corners of Britain have always produced hot players, and Ryan Quigley is the latest example.... more

Billy Cobham on a Swiss roll

23.02.09

Billy Cobham's repeated exhortations to us to buy his new album, Fruit from the Loom, were the only uncool note at his Ronnie Scott's gig.... more

Charlie Wright's hosts hot talent

12.02.09

Patsy Craig and Zhenya Strigalev of Charlie Wright's brought two of Manhattan's best jazz talents to their homely Hoxton bar. ... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08

From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... 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

Harmonies on major scale at Jazz Festival

17.11.08

God help anyone who was not jolted into a beatific state by the celestial voices and exuberant rhythms of Take Six.... more

Bring Ensemble Denada back to London

16.09.08

Ensemble Denada is one of the most versatile, high-spirited and original 16‑piece bands heard in London for years, says Jack Massarik.... more

Wonder when Stevie will play his hits

12.09.08

Now a bulky 58-year-old in a voluminous suit, Stevie Wonder mostly spent his time at the O2 Arena behind a piano and two keyboards.... more

Show goes on without Lee Konitz

10.09.08

Two of the oldest active stars in the jazz world had planned to pit their octagenarian wits in an historic Anglo-US reunion but not all went to plan.... more

CDs of the week

01.08.08

Natty's music is a cheerful affair, there are some memorable moments on Conor Oberst's record and ABC are back.... 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

Robson's original blend

25.01.08

Home-grown guitarist Phil Robson's international stock continues to rise, both as player and composer.... more

A world-class jazz saxophonist

24.01.08

Tineke Postma is a sensual young saxophone stylist who brings a feminine aspect to world-class improvisation.... more

Composers don disguises

11.12.07

The Britten Sinfonia's performance was precise and danceable, where shared pleasure in music-making was worth more than merely superficial gloss.... more

Joyful set brings the house down

10.12.07

Crowded House returned to the Wembley stage after a 10-year hiatus and proved their gift for poignant, uplifting tunefulness has dimmed not one watt in the interim.... more

Poised performance

21.11.07

Ahmad Jamal snaked through elegant originals at the London Jazz Festival, showing he's a far meatier performer in a nightclub than on the concert stage.... more

24-carat crowd-pleaser

06.11.07

Marcus Miller is a funky bass player with hot sidesmen, and his performance at the Jazz Cafe did not disappoint, says Jack Massarik.... more

Davis is Miles ahead in jazz poll

10.04.07

The Miles Davis classic So What has been voted the best ever jazz record.... more

An eclectic party for birthday girl

10.04.07

Introduced as the venue's favourite singer, jazz artist Carol Grimes performed with energy, artistry and passion with her new band at the Vortex.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07

This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

CDs of the week

26.01.07

We take a look at some of the hottest albums released this week including the latest offerings from Norah Jones, the Klaxons and Miles Davis.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 gigs

05.01.07

Kylie is back with an hilariously over-the-top production, Jerky indie pop trio 1990s play the Mean Fiddler and Miles Davis's seminal album Birth of the Cool is given a new lease of life.... more

A welcome touch of sophistication

13.11.06

This Sunday-section of the London Jazz Festival was reserved for sophisticates who like their jazz long on intelligence, sensuality and melody.... more

Driven to new heights by Henderson

18.09.06

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