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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering All About Jazz's Chris May

Read "Remembering All About Jazz's Chris May" reviewed by AAJ Staff


With profound sadness, the All About Jazz family mourns the loss of Chris May (1946-2024), a luminous soul whose passion and dedication took AAJ to new heights during his 20 year tenure. Chris was more than a colleague--he was a beloved writer, a brilliant editor, and a cherished friend whose words dazzled with grace and insight. ...

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News: Recording

New Album From Slovakian Born Drummer Marek Dorcik

New Album From Slovakian Born Drummer Marek Dorcik

Slovakian born drummer Marek Dorcik is swiftly gaining a reputation as a sought after professional drummer on the international jazz scene, working with some of the UK’s leading jazz artists including Mike Walker, Alan Barnes, Stuart McCallum, Alice Zawadzki (as part of the Moss Project) and Matthew Halsall of Gondwana Records. His tenure bands such as ...

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News: Recording

UK Jazz Singer Showcases Vocal Talent With Fresh Interpretations Of Rare And Celebrated Standards

UK Jazz Singer Showcases Vocal Talent With Fresh Interpretations Of Rare And Celebrated Standards

February 2021 marked the release of Tomorrow, the brand new album from the charming and distinctive jazz vocalist, James Hudson. Citing a wide spectrum of influential luminaries in his development as an artist including Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald—James Hudson became inspired to establish ...

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Pianist, vocalist and arranger Jeremy Sassoon releases live album from PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho

Pianist, vocalist and arranger Jeremy Sassoon releases live album from PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho

The highly dexterous pianist, first-rate vocalist and expert arranger Jeremy Sassoon presents a vibrant live recording of a sell-out show alongside an exciting band of special guest musicians at Soho’s famous PizzaExpress Jazz Club, the iconic venue in the heart of London’s West End. Fully capturing the charged atmosphere of the evening’s live event, Jeremy Sassoon ...

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Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez Release "Secret Songs" on Mons Records

Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez Release "Secret Songs" on Mons Records

2nd July 2018 marks the release of Secret Songs, the new album from German vocalist Miriam Ast and Spanish pianist Victor Gutierrez, released on Thilo Berg’s esteemed label Mons Records. Recently winning the Best Vocalist award at the Bucharest International Jazz Competition 2017 and reaching the semi-final of the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in the ...

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News: Festival

The London Saxophone Festival Set for May 21-27, 2018

The London Saxophone Festival Set for May 21-27, 2018

May 2018 sees the launch of the inaugural London Saxophone Festival, a celebration of all things sax, taking place at a range of venues and event spaces across the capital. This week-long series of events will involve performances from world class musicians, educational workshops, film and exhibitions. The festival will feature some boundary breaking players at ...

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News: Recording

The Matt Anderson Quartet Release "Rambling" On Jellymould Jazz

The Matt Anderson Quartet Release "Rambling" On Jellymould Jazz

Innovative saxophonist and composer Matt Anderson and his quartet release their brand new album Rambling in May 2018 on pioneering UK label Jellymould Jazz, ahead of an extensive national tour. Rambling fuses together a range of distinct musical influences, exploring the common ground between contemporary jazz and folk music, reminiscent of Anderson’s rural upbringing in the ...

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News: Recording

The Alex Hitchcock Quintet Release: Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals

The Alex Hitchcock Quintet Release:  Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals

Vital Contemporary Jazz Trailblazers Release New EP Ahead Of National Tour Spring 2018 marks the release of Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals, the outstanding new body of work from emerging luminaries of instrumental jazz the Alex Hitchcock Quintet. Led by an exciting young tenor saxophonist swiftly gaining a reputation as a skilful and ...

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News: Event

Piano Phenomenon Matthew Whitaker To Play Intimate UK Dates

Piano Phenomenon Matthew Whitaker To Play Intimate UK Dates

Young American Piano Phenomenon Plays Exclusive UK Live Shows Sixteen year old US pianist and musical prodigy Matthew Whitaker will visit the UK in April 2018 to play two intimate and exclusive live shows in Milton Keynes and London. First discovering a keyboard at three years old and self-teaching himself the Hammond organ from the age ...

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News: Recording

Mark Cherrie Quartet: Joining The Dots

Mark Cherrie Quartet:  Joining The Dots

‘"A great musician in his own right and a great steel pannist." –Jazz FM From the artist himself: “My earliest memories of the steel pan were watching my father playing with the Russ Henderson Trio. Russ and my father (Ralph Cherrie) had arrived in the UK from Trinidad in the mid 1950's and quickly found that ...


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