Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months.
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Keyboard superstar Chick Corea and bass guitar ace Stanley Clarke are ageless wonders of virtuosic technique with seemingly inexhaustible ideas.... more
A new breed of musical talent will be in record-breaking mood on the South Bank, the Brits are taking over the American charts and Dirty Pretty Things are back.... more
Apsleys - a new American-designed restaurant with an English name and an English head chef, but Italian food — seems to be showing signs of confusion where its DNA is concerned.
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US tenorist Eric Alexander is more George Coleman than Coltrane. A product of jazz conservatories rather than smoky basements, he provides flab-free contemporary jazz.... more
It takes place at 41 venues over 10 nights and ranges from world music to the complete works of Thelonious Monk - Jack Massarik previews the London Jazz Festival.... more
Eric Schlosser, exposer of the burger industry, is celebrating American democracy in a new play - and he thinks the Globe is the perfect stage for it.... more
It's the final weekend of the Ealing Comedy Festival, US mentalist Marc Salem continues to amaze with his mind-reading feats and Frank Sidebottom makes a welcome return.... more
The first Whole Foods Market in Europe opened in London this week, adding to the tasty choice of organic stores across the capital's most fashionable areas.... more
Capturing the musical essence of a continent is a tall order - but since 2003, the London African Music Festival has been doing it with great success.... more
Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight are among the acts which have signed up to play in the Live Earth concert at the new Wembley Stadium on 7 July.... more
The Brits are celebrating their biggest ever haul of Golden Globes. Helen Mirren led the way at the Beverly Hills ceremony seen as a forerunner to the Oscars.... more
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more
Posters for Reginald D Hunter's stand-up show, which feature the N-word, have been banned from the Underground for fear of offending commuters.... more
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