Jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen’s music continues to enchant and evolve, reaching out to an ever-growing audience with a blend of memorable melody, subtle groove, and a gentle depth of purpose. His latest CD – due for late-summer release on ECM Rec...

Not many people know that Jeff Goldblum plays a mean jazz piano. He and his band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra play loose, improvised versions of jazz standards from Summertime to Stella By Starlight, which they play in this special Festival performa...

A newly formed project that is a pared-down version of Martin Speake's previous 7-piece group ‘Fever Pitch’ which reflects his interest in rhythmic music from around the world, including Arabic, Indian and Turkish influences.

Following the success of his latest album ‘The Following Mountain’, Vermont-born avant-folk musician Sam Amidon presents an expansive concert programme in which he creates a one-off dream band to perform his music.

Joanna Eden approaches the songs of Stephen Sondheim from her own, jazz-influenced and heart-filled perspective.

Two great singers who combine deep roots in Haiti and the USA come together for one special concert Leyla McCalla spent two years with the legendary Caroline Chocolate Drops after moving to New Orleans, and her music explores the themes of social j...

Trumpeter Steve Fishwick and drummer Matt Fishwick present an afternoon of music featuring the compositions of Cedar Walton and Duke Pearson, featuring Rob Barron on piano and Dave O’Higgins on tenor.

One of the great British Hammond organ players, Taylor premieres his new beautifully cinematic and dramatic album which combines the influences of Lalo Schifrin and Oliver Nelson with a great mix of Hammond-driven funk and glorious strings.

Quadro is the new trio by vocalist Georgia Mancio, pianist Frank Harrison & bassist Andrew Cleyndert. Together they present jazz and Brazilian standards alongside reinvented classical repertoire by composers including Strayhorn/Ellington, Tom Jobim,...

Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced by Fats Domino, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Her shows are filled with New Orleans charm and Memphis...

The MOBO Award-winning Kairos 4tet saxophonist branches off into trio format to explore standards past and present, plus original compositions with Mercury Prize-nominated Conor Chaplin (bass) and Corrie Dick (drums).

A very rare London show by the Swedish star whose understated voice is perfectly suited to the standards – “sultry, laid-back bossanova at its coolest and grooviest” – but she can certainly let rip when she wants to. Support comes from pianis...

The most exciting and significant era of popular music was not the ’60s. It wasn’t the ’40s. It wasn’t even the Roaring Twenties. The real revolution took place between 1899 and 1919. In those years the world was shaken by war, ragtime, jazz,...

Pianist Monty Alexander is an American classic, touring the world relentlessly with various projects, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message.