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Richard Spaven: Light Of Day

by Neil Duggan
July 22, 2026

Acclaimed drummer, composer and producer Richard Spaven has forged a distinctive musical identity by blending jazz, drum and bass, electronica and hip hop. His technical fluency has seen him collaborate with a wide range of artists, including Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus and Loyle Carner. Spaven, initially grounded in big band jazz, was heavily influenced ...

Love Supreme Festival 2026: A Personal Perspective

by Andy Crowther
July 14, 2026

The South Downs in East Sussex is a beautiful part of the UK. Glynde Place, the location for the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, is in the sweet spot between the bustling seaside city of Brighton and Hove, and the dramatic ridges of the Downs. Rolling countryside, flint-stone buildings, and Glyndebourne House--famous around the world for its ...

Titus Maz Launches The Midnight Station Live Showcase Series Across London

July 14, 2026

London-based contemporary jazz guitarist, composer and producer Titus Maz has officially launched the live showcase for his acclaimed sixth studio album, Midnight Station, with a powerful sold-out performance at The Roxy, Soho on 26 June 2026. Featuring a number of special guest musicians, the concert marked the beginning of a new series of London performances celebrating ...

Zoe Rahman: Hull Suite Live

by Neil Duggan
July 2, 2026

Hull Suite Live was written by Zoe Rahman for World Piano Day 2024 and commissioned by the Hull Jazz Festival. Two statues inspired the suite in the coastal city of Hull, “Voyage" and “Migrants Statue."  The two works, which stand on the waterfront, were erected to commemorate the city's history of global migration. The suite explores ...

Mujician: Keith Tippett – The Authorised Biography by Martin Phillips

by Mark McKergow
June 13, 2026

Mujician: Keith Tippett--The Authorised Biography Martin Phillips 325 Pages ISBN: 978 1916320697 Jazz In Britain 2026 Pianist, composer, improviser, and educator Keith Tippett (1947--2020) was a truly original voice in jazz. Born in Bristol, England, to a policeman father and Irish mother, he remained closely connected to his roots in southwest England. He is ...

David Mitcham

After many years writing film scores, double Emmy winning film composer David Mitcham returns to his jazz roots with a suite of pieces for his Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra. Featuring long-term collaborators John Parricelli, Ianto Thomas, Andy Wood, Louis Dowdeswell, Gareth Williams, and others such as Tori Freestone, Mark lockheart and Phil Meadows, The Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra is just that, a glorious assembly. David adds extra woodwind to the standard big band line up ranging from flute and piccolo to contrabass clarinet.  

British Vocalist Maggie Nicols Presents Long-awaited Standards Album

May 15, 2026

Vocalist Maggie Nicols, one of the leading figures in international free improvisation, presents a long-awaited album of jazz standards, realizing a project that has been part of her musical life since the early 1960s. The recording brings her together with pianist Geoff Eales, alongside Ashley John Long (double bass) and Sophie Alloway (drums), in a collaboration ...

Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2026

by Andy Crowther
May 3, 2026

Various Venues Brick Lane Jazz Festival London April 24-26, 2026 2026 was the 5th edition of The Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and once again featured a variety of jazz-leaning acts from across the musical spectrum. There was a strong focus on young, mainly UK-based and often unsung artists, plus a smattering ...

Jeremy Sassoon: Older And Wiser

by Neil Duggan
April 2, 2026

UK singer and pianist Jeremy Sassoon has followed a remarkably unusual path. After qualifying from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London and completing postgraduate training as a hospital psychiatrist in Manchester, he made the bold decision in 1995 to leave medicine behind and pursue a full-time career in music. He first established himself as an accompanist, ...

Take Five with Pianist Noah Stoneman

by AAJ Staff
March 30, 2026

Meet Noah Stoneman Noah Stoneman is a pianist and composer from London who has been based in New York City for the past three years. His career has already seen him collaborate with master musicians from all walks of musical life, and he is intent on keeping this diversity of creativity as a fixture of his ...