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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hot horns, hard bop, jazz from China & Japan and more

by Adam Sieff
October 31, 2026

Four very different trumpeters feature on this week's playlist, from the much-missed Roy Hargrove to Li Xiaochuan's folk-inflected “Harvest," Itamar Borochov's exploration of Middle Eastern microtonality and Takuya Kuroda's minimalist funk. There's a sensational Japanese big band discovery in “Fairy Rings" by pianist Masahiko Satoh and Toshiyuki Miyama's New Herd, alongside guitar-led music from ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

From Plato's Cave to Señor Blues: new voices and classic tracks from Miles Davis, Lucas Walters, Clifford Jordan, Ruben Fox and more

by Adam Sieff
October 24, 2026

Tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan's Soul Fountain may once have been considered a relatively lightweight album compared with much of his work as a leader and sideman, but it's full of familiar tunes, funky grooves and Latin rhythms. His version of Horace Silver's “Señor Blues," featuring trumpeter Jimmy Owens and trombonist Julian Priester, is a particular highlight. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Nu Civilisation Orchestra - Firebird: A Stravinsky-Parker Sound Clash

January 19, 2012

Saturday 3 March: Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London Saturday 28 April: Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton Firebird is an engaging programme of new work exploring musical paths that converge at the crossroads of jazz and classical music. It's an exciting place where two musical revolutionaries—Igor Stravinsky and Charlie Parker—meet and cross swords utilising their distinctive armouries ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Tomorrow's Warriors Jazz Orchestra becomes The Nu Civilisation Orchestra. New programme Firebird debuts Autumn 2011

July 26, 2011

The Nu Civilisation Orchestra is the new name of the Tomorrow's Warriors Jazz Orchestra, a fully professional 16-piece orchestra comprising past and present members of the Tomorrow's Warriors artist development programme. Tomorrow's Warriors Artistic Director Gary Crosby OBE said, 'this is our response to feedback from promoters and the public who were not fully aware of ...

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News: Recording

jazzlotion releases direct to stereo EP by the Peter Edwards Trio

November 21, 2010

jazzlotion is a new company dedicated to recording the finest young jazz musicians direct to stereo in a state-of-the-art environment. There are no drop-ins, mixdowns, effects or gadgetry of any kind—just great musicians performing live in the studio without a safety net and their performance going straight to a Studer half-inch tape machine. It's the closest ...

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News: Recording

Rhythmica release debut album: ‘Rhythmica’.

September 27, 2010

Dune Music artists Rhythmica release their debut album in digital format on September 27 2010, with CD release set to follow in February 2011. Rhythmica are: Zem Audu—saxophones, Mark Crown—trumpet, Peter Edwards—piano, Pete Randall—double bass and Andy Chapman—drums There's a sense of destiny about Rhythmica. This is a brand new group from the same Tomorrow's Warriors ...