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Michel Legrand is a class act well worth the wait

08.06.11
Michel Legrand packed Ronnie Scott's on his club debut last night, and watching owner Sally Greene must have been delighted... more

The neo-bop torch is in safe hands with Perico Sambeat and Bruce Barth Quartet

27.05.11
One evening Spanish altoist Perico Sambeat met American pianist Bruce Barth and their two-handed version of one of Billie Holiday's less covered songs, Some Other Spring, sparked a touch of magic... more

Kenny Barron Trio have dazzling technique

11.02.11
Hundreds of hours of practice have left Kenny Barron almost too good to be true... more

CDs of the week: The Streets and James Blake

04.02.11
Our music critics round-up this week's biggest music releases including pop, jazz and world records... more

Diana Krall is one cool mother

29.10.09
Having taken a sabbatical and given birth to twin boys, the beauteous Diana Krall is back on the road.... more

Hot tickets: London's going out guide

11.09.09
Cedar Walton Quartet comes to Ronnie Scott's, a series of 26 free screening celebrate the life and work of Werner Herzog and check out Mark Thomas on his sell-out show... more

BritJazz09 is a resounding success

17.08.09
To general delight and amazement, BritJazz09 saw full houses throughout and future events now look a certainty, says Jack Massarik... more

Show would have made Oscar Peterson proud

18.03.08
In a loving tribute to jazz muscian Oscar Peterson, Martin Drew, his drummer for 25 years, takes to the stage and brings his memory alive.... more

At last, a great Southbank show

30.05.07
Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. ... more

CDs of the week

18.05.07
Ozzy Osborne's latest disc disappoints, Sophie Ellis-Bextor releases a fun-filled opus and G Love get busy with some serious funk in this week's album reviews.... more

CDs of the week

23.02.07
The Kaiser Chiefs' second album, cult figure Patrick Wolf, a star-studded children's album, and a gipsy clarinetist are among the CDs of the week.... more

Like father, like son

21.02.07
Ed Thigpen's Swedish front line grooved soulfully and seamlessly together in a vintage early-Sixties Blue Note style, says Jack Massarik.... more

Swinger merges Monk and Mahler

19.01.07
An excellent show: unlike so many dismal jazz intellectuals, Uri Caine never forgets the importance of the beat, says Jack Massarik.... more

An old charmer delivers

03.08.06
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


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