Hiatus Kaiyote – Live @ Brixton Academy

Saturday 23rd December, London

Since forming in 2011, Melbourne-based four-piece Hiatus Kaiyote have done pretty well, to say the very, very, very least. It has helped, of course, that some of the best loved and most trusted artists have … Read More

Contextual Trio – Live @ The Centre Culturel de Serbie

Wednesday 20th November, Paris

In the little crowded room on the first floor of the Cultural Centre of Serbia, the concert of NY-based multicultural Contextual Trio took place. Petros Klampanis is the leader, composer, arranger … Read More

Hidden Orchestra + Floex – Live @ The Scala

Wednesday 20th November, London

With both of their ‘Orchestras’ programmed into this year’s London Jazz Festival – Submotion Orchestra last week and Hidden Orchestra tonight – Soundcrash (and the Soundcrash extended family) are safely riding 2013 out … Read More

Tigran Hamasyan – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 19th November, London

Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan mainly plays original compositions. He’s strongly influenced by his Armenian folk roots, American jazz classics and progressive rock and his improvisations also reflect Middle Eastern and … Read More

Elina Duni – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 19th November, London

Now living in Switzerland, the talented Elina Duni sings in Albanian and merges  jazz with folk from her native roots. She’s inspired by blues, classical music, and jazz standards and her style is … Read More

Patty Griffin – Live @ Royal Festival Hall

American country artist Patty Griffin is a very talented singer songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. She won a Grammy for her gospel album Downtown Church and recently … Read More

Medeski Martin & Wood – Live @ Ronnie Scott’s

Saturday November 16th, London

Medeski Martin & Wood have been making matchless music together for 23 years. Since the trio came together in New York, they’ve managed to become one of those rare entities in contemporary jazz … Read More

Julia Biel – Live @ Royal Festival Hall

Sunday 17th November, London

Critically acclaimed singer songwriter Julia Biel, also pianist and guitarist, was winner of the Perrier Vocalist of the Year award. She creates classy soul, folk and jazz, and there’s something very unusual and … Read More

Submotion Orchestra – Live @ KOKO

Friday 15th November, London

Although loosely associated with the ongoing EFG London Jazz Festival, tonight’s headline show at KOKO is part of a nation-wide promo tour in support of Submotion Orchestra’s excellent new EP, 1968. Nonetheless, this … Read More

The National – Live @ Alexandra Palace

Thursday 14th November, London

Alexandra Palace is a tough nut to crack. Despite considerable efforts in recent years to make it a more streamlined concert venue, the cavernous, standing-only space (that can host up to around 10,000 … Read More