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Esperanza Spalding a bright hope on the double bass

2009-11-23T09:51:34Z

Having celebrated its glorious past with Sonny Rollins and Chick Corea, the London Jazz Festival climaxed with a glimpse of the future in the leggy, Afro-haired person of Esperanza Spalding

A party made for legends at London Jazz Festival

2009-11-16T10:56:00Z

The London Jazz Festival has started with a bang thanks to Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea and Bela Fleck.

CDs of the week

2009-11-13T13:18:25Z

This week's albums include offerings from Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey and world music from Mayra Andrade

Guide to the London Jazz Festival

2009-10-30T09:40:01Z

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

Julian Joseph jazzes up Brit fest at Ronnie Scott's

2009-08-02T23:00:00Z

American talent has been banished from Ronnie Scott's by Britjazz09. Julian Joseph and Polly Gibbons kicked things off.

CDs of the week

2009-05-29T14:51:08Z

Elvis Costello returns to Nashville, Paolo Nutini, unites the whole with his ragged old man croak and Patrick Wolf gives us his fourth album.

Mullet man still sounds dangerous

2008-11-24T00:00:00Z

With jazz megastars becoming ever more scarce, featuring two of them in one supergroup was a masterstroke for London Jazz Festival's closing night.

Lost chords from Brad Mehldau

2008-10-20T23:00:00Z

It was all flaky pastry and no meat until Brad Mehldau served up a fast version of Charlie Parker's demanding original, Confirmation.

Good vibes from Pat Metheny

2008-07-27T23:00:00Z

Guitar icon Pat Metheny was only 19 when vibraphonist Gary Burton gave him his first proper job. The pair are still going strong.

Stars that shine for ever

2008-07-21T23:00:00Z

Keyboard superstar Chick Corea and bass guitar ace Stanley Clarke are ageless wonders of virtuosic technique with seemingly inexhaustible ideas.

Larry Coryell's dream team plays brilliantly

2008-06-09T23:00:00Z

A journalism graduate, Larry Coryell is one of the few jazz stars who could write his own reviews and possibly sell them.

Virtuoso from El Maestro

2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

Paco de Lucia showcased his ease with pure flamenco in a gig that had all the soulfulness you'd expect of a guitar legend.

CDs of the week

2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

Girls Aloud release another slap of feisty handbag pop and Tom Brousseau touches upon the idiosyncracies of love in this week's albums.

Monk, funk and even a banjo

2007-10-31T12:07:13Z

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.

Jazz at the Southbank

2007-09-26T14:14:28Z

A host of events will be taking place around the capital as part of this year's London Jazz Festival.

CDs of the week

2007-07-05T23:00:00Z

The third album from Interpol, gipsy rebel-rockers Gogol Bordello and the Smashing Pumpkins feature in the CDs of the week

Pair leave room for individual expression

2007-07-01T23:00:00Z

Although multi-Grammy award winners Chick Corea and Gary Burton have an occasional partnership, together they created an exquisite hybrid

The summer's hottest tickets

2007-06-20T11:33:41Z

From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.

CDs of the week

2007-05-18T12:28:51Z

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.

Swinging in an English way

2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tim Garland is celebrating his 40th birthday with a career-summarising week of jazz. His performance alongside Bill Bruford impressed, but never really got down and dirty, says Jack Massarik.

CDs of the week

2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

Debuts from both Damon Albarn's The Good, the Bad and the Queen and The View make good listening, plus there's an indispensible Latin-Arabian compilation.

The new ambassador of jazz

2006-11-07T11:13:26Z

Gwilym Simcock is one of the young stars of this year's London Jazz Festival - he says he's on a mission to bring the music to his generation.

Very chic but so very cold

2006-08-10T23:00:00Z

After 20 minutes of sedate chamber-jazz from great US pianist Chick Corea, numbness began to set in and Jack Massarik was left wondering where all the Friday-night fever had gone.

Very chic but so very cold

2006-08-06T23:00:00Z

Gig review: Prim is a word seldom applied to Chick Corea, but after 20 minutes of sedate chamber-jazz by the great US pianist, numbness began to set in and Jack Massarik was left wondering where all the Friday-night fever had gone.