Celebrating 75 Years Of Blue Note Records – Live @ The Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 22nd November, London

The original belief by Blue Note Records, that jazz is something essential, fuelled the long term success of the label and seventy-five years later their achievements are quite clear.

At this EFG London Jazz Festival … Read More

John McLaughlin – Live @ The Royal Festival Hall

Thursday 20th November, London

The fiery English composer, guitarist and band leader John McLaughlin performs a complex mix of electric music that fuses rock and jazz with Indian influences.

He played with the stunning Miles Davis on his legendary albums … Read More

The Bad Plus – Live @ Village Underground

Monday 17th November, London

The enduring, greatly deserved popularity of The Bad Plus never ceases to amaze me…

When they announced this Village Underground show as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, I had my reservations about their … Read More

Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Live @ The Royal Festival Hall

Thursday 20th November, London

The very passionate and exuberant Hedvig Mollestad Trio, from Norway, comprises Hedvig Mollestad (guitar), Ellen Brekken (electric and acoustic bass) and Ivar Lo Bjornstad (drums).

They play a bluesy jazz fusion mixed with psychedelia and … Read More

Carla Bley – Live @ The Wigmore Hall

American jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley was influential in the free jazz movement of the 1960s and continues to be warmly received for her accessible traditional songs as much as her experimental and avant-garde work.

At this London … Read More

Christian Scott – Live @ Ronnie Scott’s

Thursday November 21st, London

The EFG London Jazz Festival 2013 has seen some of the new breed’s most exciting artists, but none finer than American trumpeter Christian Scott. Tonight’s Ronnie Scott’s concert is by far the most exciting and … Read More

Hidden Orchestra + Floex – Live @ The Scala

Wednesday 20th November, London

With both of their ‘Orchestras’ programmed into this year’s London Jazz Festival – Submotion Orchestra last week and Hidden Orchestra tonight – Soundcrash (and the Soundcrash extended family) are safely riding 2013 out … Read More

Tigran Hamasyan – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 19th November, London

Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan mainly plays original compositions. He’s strongly influenced by his Armenian folk roots, American jazz classics and progressive rock and his improvisations also reflect Middle Eastern and … Read More

Elina Duni – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 19th November, London

Now living in Switzerland, the talented Elina Duni sings in Albanian and merges  jazz with folk from her native roots. She’s inspired by blues, classical music, and jazz standards and her style is … Read More

Patty Griffin – Live @ Royal Festival Hall

American country artist Patty Griffin is a very talented singer songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. She won a Grammy for her gospel album Downtown Church and recently … Read More