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Fantastic trio music as the result of a week’s playing and recording. A fly on

Here’s Courtney Pine (plus Dennis Rollins on ‘bone) in France in a televised outdoor concert

If your taste in jazz runs ‘out there’, then this is a real treat: Sun

The latest in the Guildford Jazz / Boiler Room livestream series. Discover Kvuma’s music and

Xhosa is one of the leading new wave Birmingham Saxophonists alongside Soweto Kinch and Shabaka

Because Monk continued performing well into the TV age, jazz fans are blessed to be

A first call bassist for the likes of BB King, Laura Mvula and Hands Zimmer,

Alex visits Scarborough Jazz this week with an illustrious band. Here’s a look back to

Scarborough Jazz are delighted to be a partner club with Guildford Jazz in bringing these

There are mixed opinions of the Ellington Orchestra in the 1960s – some might say

It’s Scarborough Jazz Festival time of year which also means two(!) visits this week by

Wow. Two weeks on and we’re still talking about the astonishing performance by Svarc Hanley

The Hugh Pascall Quintet were hugely impressive at Scarborough Jazz last week. If you want

You probably know Harry Connick Jnr as a Sinatra-influenced popular entertainer, or if you’ve dug

This is an extraordinary find – saxophonist Paul Desmond (best known for his work with

John Law was one of the big hits at Scarborough Jazz Festival a few years

If you follow the occasional blog ‘Jazz Thing’ on this site, one of the albums

Fergus McCreadie has been creating a stir on the British jazz scene of late built

Stan Tracey is recognised as one of the greats of British jazz, receiving praise from

…is how one newspaper recently described Jacob Collier upon the announcement of this years Grammy

If the recent special edition of BBCs Jazz 625 whetted your appetite to know more

Tangerines have long been associated with the festive period although we first shared music by

Our pick of online streamed jazz this weekend is one we would love to be

If you’ve enjoyed this week’s cuban flavoured jazz mix you might like to dig into

Here’s the final studio session in the series from local trio AC3. If you’re new

How many piecs of music inspired by the Yorkshire Coast can you name…? We’re struggling

If you’re enjoying this week’s selection of trumpet-themed music, here’s another name for you to

Continuing our series of recording’s by local trio AC3, here’s a short tune composed by

As a live duo, saxophonist Sam Healey and drummer Craig Hanson are a formidable prospect,

If you’ve been missing festivals this summer here’s some small compensation: video of Miles Davis

We’re easing back on the weekly updates for a while as we concentrate on our

For this week’s AC3 feature we are again showing the multitude of genres at Adams

The irony of Charlie Parker, probably the world’s most famous and influential jazz saxophonist, winning

For our next AC3 feature we decided on Rootless. A composition which, as the name

It’s always unfortunate to hear about the passing of a musician and the death of

The New Generation Jazz TV is a multi-platform format, bringing you a spread of high

Scarborough based AC3 are possibly the town’s best kept musical secret. Painist Adam Carpenter says

This film by Tom Van Overberghe examines the life and contributions of legendary pianist Mal

This Sunday JAZZ RE:FRESHED will take it’s annual festival JAZZ RE:FEST online. The lineup will

Sogo Rock are a Leeds-based band formed in 2018. Led and composed by Bela Horvath

It’s fair enough to say Snarky Puppy has changed jazz fusion forever. Whether it’s the

Following on from last week’s article on Yussef Dayes we thought it’d be interesting to

Wes Montgomery is one of the most influential and innovative jazz guitarists to have lived.

Part of a series on iconic festival sets, this Guardian article remembers Nina Simone’s montreux

If you’ve listened to many of the jazz recordings now regarded as classic albums, you’ll

Featuring in this week’s jazz mix, drummer Yussef Dayes is described as “One of the

The link between improvised music and modern art is well established – from the the

We pointed you in the direction of the Ronnie Scott’s club streamed performances a couple

Having played both Scarborough Jazz Club and the 2018 Scarborough Jazz Festival with his organ

Jazz is far from dead and Nubya Garcia is one of the reasons why. Local

This is a fun video for you jazz cats on some of the slang used

Recorded in 1967, this documentary shows the touring life of the great Duke Ellington later

Liverpool based quintet Green Tangerines got in touch with JAZZ LOCKDOWN after they released their

As restrictions are slowly lifted opportunities for the return of live music seem to be

If you enjoy some gentile jazz to lul you to sleep or as the soundtrack

In the midst of all the fantastic new jazz coming out at the moment you

Like many of her colleges, popular Scarborough Jazz Club regular Nicki Allan has recently taken

With a new website and many releases on the way, Edition Records are rapidly becoming

There’s a reason why this isn’t the first time we’ve featured Jacob Collier on JAZZ

An innovator of bebop saxophone and influencer of ‘Trane and Rollins, Dexter Gordon is a

Many may know Howard Beaumont from his summer residency in the Scarborough Spa Sun Court

Pianist and vocalist Wendy Kirkland would have just finished touring with her band if it

With this week’s Jazz Mix showing the influence jazz had and still has on hip

Here is the lead song ‘Cut From Stone’ from The Ilkley Suite, which will be

This is a unique video. In October 1966 Bill Evans made a brief trip to

As the recipient of the 2018 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, vibraphonist and drummer Jonny Mansfield

Ricardo Alvarez wowed Scarborough Jazz Club on both visits with his quartet, presenting his album

Could this be one of the most mesmerising music videos ever made? Both previously featured

As this week’s jazz mix has an ECM records theme, we think it’s fitting to

Lovers of Jazz will be delighted that Scarborough Jazz Festival has announced it’s revised dates

Featured as the starting point for this week’s JAZZ THING, the new Dinosaur album, To

Active on the London Jazz scene – a melting pot of cultural and musical influences,

Featured on this week’s jazz mix is a tune by London-based multi instrumentalist Jacob Collier.

Featured in this week’s podcast is the music of Rob Luft, the 26-year-old award winning

Guitarist Jim Birkett leads the house band in ‘the jazz lounge’ at Scarborough Jazz Festival

Nishla Smith is an Australian born artist currently based in Manchester. Although we missed her

Artephis formed in Manchester when they were fresh out of music college drawing inspiration from

Based in and around Manchester, drummer and compser Johnny Hunter is perhaps best known for

Blind Monk Trio made a real impression playing the club a couple of years ago.

To tie in with the Jaco Pastorius theme of this wee’s JAZZ LOCKDOWN mix, here’s

Bonsai played Scarborough Jazz Festival last year and previously played the club under their former

Ronnie Scott’s has a deep history as one of the biggest jazz clubs, having had

Trumpeter Richard Iles has not failed to stop collaborating with other great jazz players even

Hosted by Alyn Shipton, this weekly jazz quiz featuring a plethora of British jazz musicians

To celebrate International Jazz Day on the 30th of April, National Youth Jazz Orchestra Alumni

As you may have noticed we like to follow up previous articles to start running

Due to the Brazilian theme of this week’s jazz mix by DJ Dr. Filey Selassie

Included in this week’s mix is a track by Mary Lou Williams, a much under-appreciated

Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat played at Scarborough Jazz about a year ago delighting the audience

Many yorkshire jazz fans will be aware of Steve Crocker, a jazz promoter in Leeds.

Scarborough Jazz festival favorite Tony Kofi plays tribute to one of the giants of jazz

Chis ‘Snake’ Davis is a familliar face to Scarborough audiences, with performances at Coastival and

Always enthusiastically received, New York Brass Band (or NYBB as the “kids” refer to them)

Attend a Firebird Quartet gig and you’ll be in no doubt of their reputation as

A regular performer at Scarborough Jazz Club and riding high from an exaltory performance at

Although the John Pope Quintet won’t be playing Scarborough Jazz Club this week as booked,

Tonight at Scarborough Jazz we would have been bringing you the astonishing saxophonist Baptiste Herbin.

The secret is out – previously one of northern jazz lovers best kept secrets, Zoe

The Scottish guitarist with the lightning fast thumb has played Scarborough Jazz Club several times