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Blue Note Comes to London

by Mike Raggett
October 17, 2026

It's taken a while for the storied Blue Note jazz club chain to come to London. It seems they were keen to be in the city for some time but had to wait until the ideal location became available. That location is on St Martin's Lane just up from the central Trafalgar Square. It's in the ...

Christ-Stéphane Boizi

Christ-Stéphane Boizi is one of the most exciting emerging voices on the contemporary UK jazz scene, gaining increasing recognition for his dynamic live performances. His improvisation, compositional prowess, and distinctive sound are consistently on display, as he steadily makes a name for himself.

Boizi’s trombone playing draws from the deep lineage of trombone masters such as J.J. Johnson and Curtis Fuller, alongside the spiritual influence of gospel music in which he was raised. This grounding reflects a deep connection to his Christian faith, conveying messages of hope and resilience that have become hallmarks of his artistry.

Al Naffah: The Filmmaker

by B.D. Lenz
September 30, 2026

One of the things I've come to appreciate about jazz is just how much history there is that I still don't know. Take Emily Remler. I'm a guitarist; I've spent most of my life listening to and playing jazz, and yet, embarrassingly, I knew very little about Remler before learning about Firefly: The Emily ...

Sketches Of Spain Or Somethin' Else

by Mike Raggett
September 29, 2026

The Morning After It's the 1970s, the days before satnav, cell phones and Google Maps. I'm an Englishman working in Spain. I'm a training supervisor for a major motor manufacturer, so I have to travel around a lot, visiting garages--I don't think we called them dealerships in those days--to talk to sales staff about dealing with ...

David Katz: Chasing Dub Beyond The Soundsystem

by Lawrence Peryer
September 19, 2026

Polish Jazz Festival returns to London

September 14, 2026

September 2026 marks the second Polish Jazz Festival to take place in London-curated, as it was in 2025, by businessman and music fanatic Łukasz Droździel. Three significant women singers form the backbone of the festival: Anna Maria Jopek (also a pianist), pop/jazz/world music star Kayah, and jazz vocal legend Urszula Dudziak. The latter celebrates her 83rd ...

Jazz on a Summer's Day in Paris

by Mike Raggett
September 10, 2026

Paris sizzles in the summertime It was so hot the birds weren't singing. Or moving even. They too sat exhausted on the branches of the pine avenue in the Bois de Vincennes. Some were even trying to find shelter under the bonsai collection. Not the peacocks though. They had flopped under the heritage apple and pear ...

Mali Sheard: Hayfever

by Neil Duggan
September 4, 2026

Having built a strong reputation with London-based eight-piece Ankora, saxophonist Mali Sheard steps into the spotlight with her debut album, Hayfever. It is a release that will do that reputation no harm at all, offering a beguiling blend of jazz, folk and groove, seamlessly integrated into Sheard's distinctive improvisational style. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors ...

Paul Taylor Trombone

Paul Taylor writes and performs as a solo artist in a project known as Trombone Poetry.

He has published a wide-ranging series of poetry books with Redriff Press. 

He works as a freelance musician (performing, recording, composing, arranging, directing, compèring) in jazz, Latin music and free improvisation and runs two trios: Click Beetle and The Blowpipes Trombone Trio. 

He is a founding member of Roland Perrin's Blue Planet Orchestra.

Vince Dunn

Vince Dunn is available for ANY live, sessions, studio recordings, demos and touring work. An excellent sight reader, totally at ease playing to a click and with his years of experience performing with so many great artists, his playing style will compliment any session or live situation.

For the last 30 years Vince has been performing with a wide and eclectic mix of artists from The Vince Dunn Orchestra, The Aim, Pharrell Williams, Leon Ware, Madonna, Courtney Pine, Kylie Minogue, Loose Ends, The Funk Masters, Cleo Laine, Osibisa (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival) Junior Giscombe, Omar, The Medicine Band, Frank McComb, Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds), Derrick McKenzie (Jamiroquai) Janet Kay, Award Winning Blues Harpist Errol Linton, BBC Jazz Award Winner Liane Carrol, Jack Pack (Britain’s got talent finalists) DeLatin Sound, Michelle John, Deleelah and a host of other notable artists.