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Zoe Rahman

Described in The Observer as "a remarkable pianist by any standard”, Zoe Rahman has firmly established herself as one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. A vibrant and highly individual pianist/composer, her style is deeply rooted in jazz yet it reflects her classical background, British/Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste. Known for her powerful technique, wide-ranging imagination and exuberant performance, she has become a highly sought-after musician. Born in Chichester, UK, to a Bengali father and English mother, Zoe studied classical piano at the Royal Academy of Music, took a music degree at Oxford University and then won a scholarship to study jazz performance at Berklee College of Music, Boston, where she studied with the inspirational pianist JoAnne Brackeen. Her second album, "Melting Pot", was nominated in 2006 for one of the UK’s most prestigious music awards, the Nationwide Mercury Prize and it also won ‘Jazz Album of the Year’ at the UK’s first Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Since then, she has recorded two more critically acclaimed albums

Hull Suite Live

By Zoe Rahman

Label: Manushi Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Synergy; Across The Humber; Out To Sea; Piano Story; Voyage; Waves; East Coast; Fresh Start; Red Squirrel.

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 26, 2026

Fifty years after Stevie Wonder released Songs In The Key Of Life, we celebrate the anniversary song by song, in the exact sequence of the original double LP and the related Something's Extra EP--with one twist: every track is a jazz rendition. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted ...

Espen Berg, Zoe Rahman, Joe Henderson, Erica von Kleist, Misha Mullov-Abbado, James Davison

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 25, 2026

Something traditional, something experimental, something live, something in the studio--and plenty of fun in between, for a selection designed to please many palates. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Espen Berg Trio “Equilibrium suite, pt.2" Entropies (Svale) 0:16 Host talks 4:00 Zoe ...

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, ...

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 ...

Ilario Ferrari Trio: Above the Clouds

by Neil Duggan
October 9, 2024

Ilario Ferrari is certainly a busy man. A highly accomplished pianist and vocalist, he is also adept on the guitar. He has been involved with an array of diverse music projects for various ensembles from the world of pop and rock to add to his orchestral collaborations and arrangements. Ferrari is a UK resident of Italian ...

137: Strangeness Oscillation

by Chris May
July 17, 2024

More comebacks than Sinatra? Well, not really, given that this is the first one, but the return of the beyond-category British saxophonist and flautist Larry Stabbins after an eleven-year absence is headline news. In 2013, Stabbins (a.k.a. Stonephace) very publicly announced that he was beyond disgusted with the music business in general and the jazz business ...

Ill Considered: Precipice

by Chris May
June 13, 2024

The British pianist John Tilbury believes that some free-improv musicians play for too long without pausing for literal or metaphorical breath and, to make matters worse, do not listen hard enough to their bandmates. How right he is. Tilbury has not named names, but many AAJers could surely suggest some. Tilbury recommends that improvising musicians should ...

David Preston Trio At Magy's Farm

by Ian Patterson
May 30, 2024

David Preston Trio Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland May 25, 2024 In the same week that guitarist David Preston brought his trio to Ireland, two historic events served as reminders that jazz can mean very different things to different people. Firstly, news came of the July launch of a previously unreleased ...