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An Evening with Jack Jones - UK Tour

Join Grammy-award winning singer, Jack Jones for an evening filled with his trademark wit, elegance and vocal splendour. Described by Frank Sinatra as “one of the major singers of our time”, Jack’s swinging renditions of contemporary pop and rock

Gary Burton New Quartet: Live - Ronnie Scott's

Grammy Award-winning pioneer of the four-mallet technique of playing the vibes, Gary Burton is one of jazz’s most consistently impressive figures. Here he introduces his latest band, the New Gary Burton Quartet, comprised of guitarist Julian Lage, bassi

Sam Amidon: Bright Sunny South - review

(Nonesuch) Sam Amidon is a folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and reworker and arranger of songs, whose intriguing new album mixes sparse, no-nonsense treatments of traditional material with unexpected jazz themes and experiment. Now based in London, he

Charles Lloyd: Quartets - review

(ECM) This five-disc set collects recordings by Charles Lloyd for ECM between his comeback in 1989 (after what had seemed like a terminal layoff) and the late 1990s, released to coincide with the saxophonist's 75th birthday. Though his post-1999 work, wi

Emulsion 2 - Kings Place

Emulsion, a collision and fusion of Contemporary Classical and Jazz music, presented, composed and conceived by Ensemble Amorpha, Tangent, Food and Fringe Magnetic. This second Emulsion places the focus firmly on existing contemporary works, which have

Count Basie Orchestra Live - Ronnie Scott's

This is a rare club appearance of the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, appearing for one night only at Ronnie Scott's Jazz club.

Joshua Redman & Christian McBride - Wigmore Hall

Joshua Redman is joined by jazz bass virtuoso Christian McBride for what promises to be an exceptional duo recital. Christian McBride is one of the most recorded musicians of his generation and has collaborated with jazz greats such as Freddie Hubbard, Jo

Mario Biondi & Incognito - Royal Albert Hall

After the huge success of ten sold out concerts at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club last year, Mario Biondi is back in London along with Incognito for the first time on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in a unique concert for the world premiere of his new album Sun

Ichthyology - Jamil Sheriff Big Band

Virtuoso Jazz pianist Jamil Sheriff's latest project has brought together some of the finest Jazz musicians from Leeds to form the Jamil Sheriff Big Band. Some of GLP's greatest Jazz performers have come together to form Jamil's Big Band. Joel Purnell, wh

Jazz Divas: Clare Teal - Cadogan Hall

Our very own Queen of Swing celebrates the music of her heroines, the leading ladies of the big band stage: Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Doris Day and many of their glamorous contemporaries. The multi award-winning singer and BBC Radio 2 broa