Mostly Jazz
The full line-up for the one of Britain’s top new festivals has been announced.
Martin Longley interviews Tim Berne
The New York saxophonist Tim Berne is playing in London on Wednesday and Thursday. Martin Longley interviewed him in a Brooklyn bar…
Mostly Jazz Line-Ups Announced
The countdown has begun to one of the country’s most promising new festivals of recent years.
New York Sounds: The Fag End Of 2011
Martin Longley has a last clutch of 2011 gigs to discuss…
New York Sounds: Trumpets (and a cornet) Ablaze!
Martin Longley polishes his bugle in NYC…
All that Jazz, Funk & Soul
One of the best new festivals of recent years is set to launch its line-up for next year.
Detroit Jazz Festival
The London Jazz Festival may well be fully throbbing this weekend, but across the Atlantic in Detroit, there’s a gargantuan (and completely free-admission) alternative. All we have to do is pay the airfare, says Martin Longley…
New York Sounds: Drums Over Manhattan
For a short spell, Martin Longley decided that he would only check out bands with drumming leaders…
New York Sounds: Sonic Extremities
Serrated axes, throttling reeds, circular-breathing trumpet tones and yowling or multiphonic vocals: all of these infest the mean streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn,
Mostly Jazz Festival – more acts announced
One of the country’s brightest new festivals have finalised their line-up
Mostly Moseley – Jazz
Here’s the full line-up for July’s Mostly Jazz Festival.
Birmingham Town Hall/Symphony Hall
An extremely varied range of new shows has been announced by the city centre venues – Including John Barrowman
New York Sounds: Saxophonic Odyssey
Martin Longley journeys beyond with three of jazz music’s innovatory leaders…
Assembly Happenings
What’s on at Leamington’s award-winning avenue the Assembly over the next few days.
New York Sounds: Big Band Jazz
Even during these challenging times, NYC is still awash with enlarged jazz combos, as Martin Longley reports from Manhattan…