David Maker, one-time Jazz FM boss who rejected accusations the station had strayed beyond jazz by pointing out that even ...

Sérgio Mendes may not have been the main originator of bossa nova – one of the most innovative musical movements of the 20th ...

As what passed for summer in the UK turns distinctly to autumn / the downpour season, the tide of jazz-related “product” ...

I first saw DFTC at the London Jazz Festival in 2018 and the band consisted of a mere nine members. I’ve seen them several ...

Is jazz intrinsically left-wing? Judging by the JJ inbox, it’s a question that many might think doesn’t need asking. It ...

You’d probably have to be very keen on Nina Simone’s music to want this book, and the author is, of course, just that. He’s ...

We know what an important role the church has played in the development and sound of jazz, so despite the music’s more venal connotations, a cathedral might not seem such an unlikely venue for a jazz ...

The Kent cathedral holds its second jazz festival in November to help fund the upkeep of the thousand-year-old building and extend its cultural and community reach We know what an important role the ...