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Trombone Shorty, Jazz Café - review

26.09.11
Trombone Shorty demonstrated that however hot his albums may sound on your hi-fi, his live performance packs twice the punch... more

Don't stop us now: stars don moustaches to pay 65th birthday tribute to Freddie Mercury

06.09.11
Friends and celebrity fans of the late Freddie Mercury may not be Doing All Right this morning after a raucous night spent celebrating what would have been his 65th birthday... more

CDs of the week: Kate Bush and Ambrose Akinmusire

13.05.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Lady Gaga's eggcentric arrival at the Grammys

14.02.11
Lady Gaga thanks Whitney Houston for being a superstar at the Grammy Awards... more

Stars on a medical mission in A Concert for Killing Cancer

14.01.11
The Who, Jeff Beck, Debbie Harry, Bryan Adams and Richard Ashcroft raised around £170,000 for charity at A Concert for Killing Cancer... more

O2 is best venue in world for fourth year

13.01.11
The O2 has been named the world’s most popular music venue for the fourth year in a row, outselling its nearest rival by more than 50 per cent... more

Eminem gets ten Grammy nominations

02.12.10
Eminem leads the 2011 Grammy nominations, with nods in 10 categories... more

Charity gig touts targeted

17.11.10
Tough controls are being used to stop touts cashing in on Harvey Goldsmith’s charity concert... more

Rock and roll chick: Imelda May

24.09.10
Imelda May has been singing her polished and powerful retro songs for two decades but now, with her second album, Mayhem, she’s about to make her big breakthrough... more

CDs of the week

09.04.10
Short of kicking each one in the groin, Congratulations couldn't show less regard for those who loved early MGMT.... more

Great solos, but Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck fail to strike a chord

15.02.10
As Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton’s performance at the O2 proved, two is not always better than one.... more

Beware: the BNP has never been more dangerous

15.02.10
Absurd as its decision to allow black and Asian Britons to join its ranks might seem, the party is gaining adherents... more

O2 scores a hat-trick as world’s favourite music venue

14.01.10
O2 named the world’s most popular music venue for the third year running — selling 75 per cent more tickets than its nearest rival... more

Hottest tickets for the new year

05.01.10
Dancing hippies in Hair, Domingo’s return and Lily and Dizzee sharing a stage — the best way to get through the dark months is to book something to look forward to... more

Ekaterina Ivanova can't keep up with old rockers

03.11.09
Ekaterina Ivanova looked like she was struggling to keep up with veteran rockers Ronnie Wood and Jeff Beck last night.... more

Phil Manzanera lacks that funk feeling

10.02.09
Phil Manzanera demonstrated not a smidgeon of jazz feel and all the middle-aged hubris of a wealthy rock star.... 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

Public votes Lyttelton BBC jazz artist of the year

22.07.08
Musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton was named artist of the year at this year's BBC Jazz Awards... more

Kennedy returns with an eloquent, edgy Elgar

21.07.08
The 2008 BBC Proms have begun and brought the return of Nigel Kennedy to the festival after an absence of 21 years.... more

Gwyneth Paltrow sparks baby rumours with bump under dress

20.06.08
Her penchant for racy footwear lately has meant Gwyneth Paltrow's feet are almost as famous as her face. But on this occasion not even her shapely legs and towering heels could distract attention from her curiously rotund midriff.... more

Here's a Brucie bonus: Gwyneth Paltrow singing karaoke live

20.06.08
Who needs Chris Martin singing when you can have his wife Gwyneth Paltrow instead?... more

Gwyneth Paltrow sings at Ronnie Scott's

20.06.08
Gwyneth Paltrow sang a karaoke version of Killing Me Softly With His Song to a standing ovation at a charity event in aid of Palestinian children... more

Zeppelin lead the fans to heaven and back

11.12.07
The reaction to Led Zeppelin's long-awaited reunion was ecstatic. ... more

Breathtaking and spine-tingling

11.12.07
Led Zeppelin delivered a full-length performance of breathtaking power and spine-tingling excitement at their one-off re-formation at the O2 Arena.... more

Big band dramatics from Barker

04.12.07
A talented arranger and trumpeter, Guy Barker's Amadeus Project served up a feast of film-noir big-band dramatics.... more

No stars for Beck

29.11.07
Jeff Beck's screaming post-Hendrix machismo will never cut it with the jazz world and was an insult to a half-century of world-respected jazz tradition, says Jack Massarik.... more

At the Beck and call of a rock legend

28.11.07
Jeff Beck may not have hit the big time as consistently as fellow Yardbirds Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page, but his trail through rock 'n' roll is mythic enough.... more

Sorry, there aren't any names left for bands...

08.10.07
Today's new bands are finding it difficult to think of a name for themselves because all the good ones have been taken.... more

Winehouse a hit in the jazz world

08.05.07
She may have lost to Arctic Monkeys at the Brit Awards but Amy Winehouse has at last won a trophy for her acclaimed album Back To Black.... more


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