It always feels like a privilege exploring London’s EFG London Jazz Festival hosted by Serious Music. And this year they celebrate their 30th birthday, planning to unravel us with a sizzle and a bang. Held across over 60 venues, you can expect to be submerged in almost ten days of...
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In Moholo-Moholo’s words, his body lives in London but his mind in South Africa. The outstanding bandleader and jazz drummer first made a name for himself in the Sixties as part of the legendary Blue Notes. On the first Sunday of September he will be joined by his Six Blokes...
Given the richness and diversity of South African culture and heritage, it’s no wonder that Jo’burg is, once again, one of the most exciting musical hotspots in the world. The largest city in Southern Africa is indeed bursting with new sounds and artistic expressions, and one of the boldest protagonists...
The EFG London Jazz Festival will once again deliver a range of music that crosses continents, genres and generations. Its listings will spread across the entire city and it’s remarkable that so much can be fitted into just one week. All this makes it impossible to review the whole festival...
Emma-Jean Thackray is off the wall and liberating. A jazz trumpeter, flugel player and composer, she concocts blends of deep horn, with electronic rhythms and world jazz in its most free abstraction. She will be playing at the Church of Sound, a heavenly hall perfect for finding spirituality in the...
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On Thursday 2nd February, St. James the Great Church, a fully functioning chapel in Clapton, will turn once again into the Church of Sound, an one-of-a-kind music venue where performers play in between the pews. This time, the British 7-piece jazz band Collocutor, brainchild of saxophonist Tamar Osborn, will play...
Words can’t do justice to what went down at the St. James the Great Church, a.k.a. Church of Sound, in Clapton on Sunday 23rd October. It was one of those concerts hard to forget, one of those experiences you need to tell everyone and show video and pictures of –...
