Our Balkan music tour carries forward with a quintessential London-based gipsy band. On 24th February, the Gipsydelica caravan will stop over in Brixton for a rolling, rumbling and rutilant show that will have you dancing to exhaustion. But that’s inevitable when you play such upbeat, rich and unrestrainable music. Gipsydelica’s...
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What happens when three good things come together: good food, good music and a good cause? The Colour of Jazz brings Chats Palace to life with a night dedicated to all the good things. Join us and loads of others on 23rd February for a good cause and good music....
Preview: Walthamstow Jazz Festival @ Walthamstow Assembly Hall (London; Saturday 16th February 2019)
Looking to indulge us further in the current jazz scene revelry, Byrd Out and Waltham Forest Council will by debuting the very first Walthamstow Jazz Festival. Set in the iconic arts venue of Walthamstow Assembly Hall, the event will have two stages and will host both live performances and DJ...
Often seen cooly blasting fat bass notes from the back line, Theon Cross is set to take centre stage to showcase his first album Fyah at Corsica Studios. Best known for his untiring tuba performances alongside many of the top UK jazz acts, such as Sons of Kemet, he brings...
An installation of storytelling, music and art, Wolf of Baghdad takes you on a journey through a Jewish family’s memories of their lost Iraqi homeland. Bringing together a number of different elements, this audio-visual installation appears like a graphic novel, being pushed along by gentle Middle Eastern folk music. Graphic...
There’s no denying that jazz and jazz fusion is a more popular genre right now than perhaps it was five or 10 years ago. This rise in popularity, I believe, can be attributed to the wave of jazz fusion bands in London, such as Kokoroko and Yazz Ahmed. A name...
It might sound weird, but Italy has a dub soul too! On the last day of February, it will be put on display at Scala by a fully-Italian line-up of remarkable artists who have brought their mix of South European and Mediterranean sounds with electronica and up-tempo beats all over...
It’s not that you need a particular pretext to write about David Bowie and his legacy, but if you have a really good one, that makes things easier. As you might know, in 2004, some hits of the “Thin White Duke” had a full and pretty successful Afro-Brazilian treatment, ending...
We have never made it a secret that we have a thing for London Remixed Festival. Every year, when February gets closer, we look forward to dancing its first weekend away and listening to some of the most exciting new sounds from London and beyond. February 2019 is no exception,...
Wednesday 30th January sees the return of Imagining Ireland to the Barbican. Imagining Ireland exists to expose the hidden gems of Irish talent to a UK audience and to deepen the audience’s understanding of what it means to be Irish today. Their first show, which premiered at the Barbican in...
What Colour Is Jazz? @ Chats Palace (London; Saturday 23rd February 2019)
Gipsydelica @ Hootananny (Sunday 24th February) - FREE ENTRY -