Tag: Jazz
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ANATOMY JAM 005: 19 MARCH 2026
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Billy Cobham brings masterful jazz jam to Ronnie Scott's, London | Review
Billy Cobham’s position as one of the finest drummer’s in Jazz can be traced back to the glory days of the ’70s Jazz-fusion era playing on a number of seminal recordings, most notably Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and Tribute To Jack Johnson. His foray into this new burgeoning sub-genre continued when he joined the harder…
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Ahmad Jamal enchants at sold-out London show | Live Review
“All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal” – high praise indeed from anyone but when it comes from an esteemed voice such as Miles Davis, you get an idea of how much a talent Ahmad Jamal is and the kind of influence he’s had on the Jazz world down the years. Now in his 83rd…
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Esperanza Spalding at London Jazz Festival, Royal Festival Hall | Live Review
The London Jazz Festival is known for bringing together the best in new talent and legends of the genre to perform in various venues across the capital over a packed nine-day period. This year was no exception, with the likes of Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock joined by one of Jazz’s newest and brightest star’s…
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Selah Sue – 'Selah Sue' | Album Review
A soulful musician and songwriter with a distinctive voice, built with obvious reggae influences in articulation and phrasing, Selah Sue offers her soulful, jazz-infused debut album. The self-titled LP went multi-platinum in her native country Belgium and peaked in the top ten of the Dutch and French albums chart, where she has been elevated as…
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Manu Dibango at Ronnie Scott's, London | Live Review
Best known for his much-sampled dance floor funk bomb “Soul Makossa” [that Michael Jackson got sued for unauthorized use of in “Wanna Be Starting Something”], Manu Dibango is among a small illustrious group of musicians who’ve managed to sustain their career into a fifth decade. The Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player blends Afrobeat, jazz and…
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Gregory Porter: “People who listen to soul driven music should look for it in all genres”
To be quite honest, I’d never heard of Gregory Porter before. Although he was tipped by UK pianist Jamie Cullum, I just figured that it was another weightless promotion by the industry in order to sell records. However, after listening to his debut album Water, and watching Gregory Porter perform live, I was proved wrong. …