‘Venues like this we have to continue to support, especially in these times,’ announced Imaani Saleem before closing her set at the 606 Club, an independent venue based in West […]

Hosted again by the charming Jumoké Fashola, the Jazz Voice gala kicks off the EFG London Jazz Festival with an eclectic selection of vocalists. Of course, due to the current […]

‘I’m trying so hard not to cry,’ exclaimed Vanessa Haynes as she walked to the stage at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. Dressed in a vibrant red with a characteristic flower […]

‘You lot are either very stupid, or amazing,‘ said Wayne Hernandez to his audience at Pizza Express Holborn (13/03). Temporarily banishing the spectre of COVID19, Hernandez and his band played […]

The ‘hologramification’ of Whitney Houston is far from perfect, but serves as an outlet for audiences eager to celebrate her legacy – Are hologram tours ‘music’s final frontier‘ as Rolling […]

A lukewarm first set gave way to some vulnerable, powerfully-sung readings in the second – Raised in a small market town in Suffolk, Polly Gibbons landed her first jazz gig […]

Combining orchestral gravitas with hushed intimacy, Lianne La Havas and Jules Buckley make magic at the Barbican – Lianne La Havas knows how to tantalise an audience. ‘It’s finished,’ she […]

Katie Melua stuns with ‘Scarborough Fair’ – Indisputably one of the greatest songs of all time, ‘Bridge Over Trouble Water’ is now fifty years old. The gorgeous gospel piano, the […]

Remembered most famously for his recording of the searing protest song ‘War’, Motown act Edwin Starr spent the last 20 years of his life in the UK. His original band, […]

The reigning Queen of UK Soul closed The Roundhouse’s ‘In The Round’ series last Saturday night, bringing a full 10-piece band to the proceedings. Beverley Knight strutted onto the stage […]

The Roundhouse – a staple within North London’s live music scene – can feel somewhat vast. Fortunately, the venue is transformed into an intimate, fully-seated space for the annual In […]

Sauntering through the audience at the top of the show, Natalie Williams is always the prime hostess and entertainer. Ronnie Scott’s audiences have been flocking to her monthly Soul Family […]

Plenty of showboating and spectacle but with exhilarating musicianship and talent at its core – A typical London Jazz Festival setlist tends to avoid the likes of Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’, Gloria […]

Having last headlined a show in London over three years ago, Corinne Bailey Rae spoke passionately about the serendipities and peculiarities of each live performance she does. ‘We’re probably never going […]