Articles by Colin Muirhead

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Jo Harrop, Pete Roth Trio, Janette Mason, And More

by Colin Muirhead
October 17, 2026

Colin Muirhead previews the inaugural Durham Jazz Festival with festival director John Lyons. Featuring music by festival acts The Ronnie Scott's All Stars, Jo Harrop, the Pete Roth Trio, Marvin Muoneké, Janette Mason, the Olivia Cuttill Quintet, and more. Playlist The Ronnie Scott's All Stars “Love for Sale" from Jazz Classics (Ronnie Scott's Records) 0:00 John Lyons “Interview, part 1" from (7:14) SwanNek “Memory Loss" from At What Cost? (Live in Hexham) (Self Released) 11:42 John Lyons “Interview, ...

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Jonny Mansfield, Nisha Ramayya, Jonathan Crossley, And More

by Colin Muirhead
October 3, 2026

Featuring new improvised music, with tracks by Jonny Mansfield, the Pete Roth Trio, Nisha Ramayya, Sia Ahmed & Raymond MacDonald, Jonathan Crossley, and more. Playlist John Pope Quintet “Rain for the Moment" from The Changing Sky (New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings) 0:00 Pete Roth Trio “Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony #9" from Group Chat (New Soil) 7:32 Sarah Gail Brand, Cath Roberts, Andy Champion, Emil Karlsen “Improvisation 3" from Improvisations (New Jazz and Improvised Music ...

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Arun Ghosh, John Pope Quintet, Manon McCoy, And More

by Colin Muirhead
September 5, 2026

Colin Muirhead previews the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music with festival producer and artistic director Wesley Stephenson. Featuring music by festival acts Arun Ghosh, Get The Blessing, John Pope Quintet, Alex Hitchcock, Manon McCoy, Zoe Rahman, and more. Playlist Arun Ghosh “Hanji!" from Seclused in Light (camoci records) 0:00 Wesley Stephenson “Interview, part 1" from () 5:14 Get The Blessing “São Pedro gold" from Pallett (All Is Yes Records) 8:23 Wesley Stephenson “Interview, part 2" from ...

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Abbie Finn, Harry Keeble, Omar Sosa, And More

by Colin Muirhead
August 15, 2026

Drummer Abbie Finn and saxophonist Harry Keeble talk about the Finn-Keeble Group, ahead of their gig at Pizza Express in Soho, as well as their other projects. Featuring tracks by the Finn-Keeble Group, the Abbie Finn Trio, Five-Way Split, Omar Sosa, the Scornful Four, and more. Playlist Abbie Finn Trio “Mardi Groove" from Stotties for Three (Self Released) 0:00 Abbie Finn & Harry Keeble “ Interview, part 1" from () 7:19 Five-Way Split “Soho Soirée" from Modus Operandi ...

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Jo Harrop, Jamie McCredie, Pat Metheny, And More

by Colin Muirhead
July 17, 2026

Vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie talk about their current tour, plans for new music, and their individual projects. Featuring tracks by Jo and Jamie, plus music by corto.alto, Pat Metheny, and more. Playlist Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “My Foolish Heart" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 0:00 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “ Interview, part 1" from () 5:32 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “Guilty" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 9:31 Jo Harrop & ...

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Clark Tracey, Laura Jurd, Eyolf Dale, And More

by Colin Muirhead
June 27, 2026

Colin Muirhead talks with saxophonist Jamie Toms about the upcoming Newcastle Jazz Festival, with tracks by festival acts including Clark Tracey, the Alexia Gardner Quintet, and Laura Jurd. Plus music by Archipelago, Eyolf Dale, Gretchen Parlato, and more. Playlist Clark Tracey “Matrix" from The Jazz Champions (Stray Horn Records) 0:00 OUTRI feat. Phil Richardson “Our Paths Cross & Abut Each Other" from (Jazz Sound Records) 10:03 Alexia Gardner Quintet “Devil May Care" from Live at the Scarborough Jazz ...

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Alexia Gardner, Chris Coull, Courtney Pine, And More

by Colin Muirhead
May 23, 2026

Vocalist Alexia Gardner talks about her music, ahead of her quintet's gig at the inaugural Hexham Jazz Weekender. With tracks by Alexia Gardner, Chris Coull, Abbie Finn, Modern Vikings, Courtney Pine, and more. Playlist Chris Coull Quartet with Imogen Ryall “ It Ain't Necessarily So" from Songs from Porgy and Bess (Rubicon Jazz) 0:00 Alexia Gardner “Interview, part 1" from () 07:31 Alexia Gardner & offbeat Trio “Chasing Hope" from Chasing Hope (Self Released) 11:55 Alexia Gardner “Interview, ...

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JustKing Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Zoë Gilby, And More

by Colin Muirhead
April 27, 2026

Saxophonist JustKing Jones talks about his music, ahead of his gig at Ronnie Scott's in London. With tracks by JustKing Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, David Bowden, Lars Danielsson, Zoë Gilby, and more. Playlist Dee Dee Bridgewater “The Jody Grind" from Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Verve Records) 0:00 Jeff Hewer “Lean Into It" from Jeffrey Hewer Fiver (Self Released) 7:12 JustKing Jones “Interview, part 1" from () 14:19 JustKing Jones “Do You Know How I ...

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Noa Levy, Paul Edis & A Portrait in Evans

by Colin Muirhead
April 4, 2026

Vocalist Noa Levy and pianist Paul Edis talk about their new album Portrait in Evans and their upcoming tour. Featuring tracks from the album, plus music by Zoë Gilby, Joe Webb, Sam Robinson, and more. Playlist Noa Levy & Paul Edis “Interview, part 1" from () 00:00 Noa Levy & Paul Edis Trio “Peri's Scope" from Portrait in Evans (Dot Time Records) 5:48 Noa Levy & Paul Edis “Interview, part 2" from () 10:34 Noa Levy & Paul ...

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Knats, Harben Kay, Arnold Ludvig Quintet, And More

by Colin Muirhead
February 28, 2026

Featuring music by Knats, Harben Kay, Giacomo Smith, the Strictly Smokin' Big Band, the Arnold Ludvig Quintet, and more. Playlist House of the Black Gardenia “ Suit of Roses" from Mazurka in Jazz (Self Released) 00:00 Giacomo Smith “Caravan" from (Self Released) 5:25 Strictly Smokin' Big Band “Frim Fram Sauce (feat. Alice Grace)" from Time After Time (Jazz Sound Records) 10:44 Matt Carmichael “stone skimmer" from dancing with embers (Self Released) 15:40 Brian Molley Quartet “Dance of the ...