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Tickets and full programme here Stream the official Spotify playlist here As we approach November, the excitement for the 29th EFG London Jazz Festival builds. Following 2020’s digital version, the Festival returns with a programme of live performances by an electrifying line-up of global stars, special collaborations, jazz icons and the most exciting new artists from the UK and beyond.
Sep 18, 2021 · 3085. Seckou Keita and Omar Sosa. Photo by Andrés Pino. After a perforce quieter year in 2020 the EFG London Jazz Festival is largely back to strength this year, running 12-21 November with plenty of live shows. Among the many highlights are Julian Lage; Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodriguez Band; Archie Shepp & Jason Moran; John Scofield and Dave ...
- Cleveland Watkiss and Django Bates: The Art and Craft of Song
- Nikki Yeoh: The Nucleus of It All
- Xhosa Cole: Young King Cole
- Joanna Duda: The Accidental Anarchist
- Georgia Mancio and Kate Williams: Homeward Bound
- Yazz Ahmed Interview: "It's Been A Long Journey Finding My Own True Voice”
Two of the most critically acclaimed musicians from these shores, singer Cleveland Watkiss and pianist Django Bates, are about to collaborate, performing a duo concert as part of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Kevin Le Gendre discovers how this meeting came about, and the strands that link these venerable musicians...
Pianist Nikki Yeoh spent six years being mentored and encouraged by the celebrated British trumpeter Ian Carr at his weekly Interchange jazz workshops in Camden. Now widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, Yeoh continues Carr’s legacy with her own acclaimed Infinitum project – and, as Alyn Shipton discovers, a new work written fo...
Since winning the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year award, saxophonist Xhosa Cole has headlined London’s major-league jazz clubs, picked up further honours and built an impressive set of sideman and session credits – and recorded an acclaimed debut album. Not bad for a 24 year old! Tony Benjamin met him…
Polish jazz pianist, composer and electronics experimentalist Joanna Duda discovered her métier via a random computer malfunction. Now set to play the EFG London Jazz Festival this month with her forward-thinking trio, Jane Cornwell peers into the matrix of Duda’s musical mind to discover more...
Pianist and composer Kate Williams talks to Peter Vacher about her group Four Plus Three and the ensemble’s recent collaborations with award-winning vocalist Georgia Mancio, which have resulted in their co-led album, Finding Home...
Yazz Ahmed is not only one of the leading lights of the new generation of UK jazz stars, she is also an important figure in a more global jazz movement – one that looks not just to the USA for its inspiration, but to other countries, indigenous musics and other personal stories. Ahead of a major appearance at November’s EFG London Jazz Festival, St...
Oct 21, 2021 · The EFG London Jazz Festival is one of our longest partnerships and a landmark event in the global jazz calendar. We are delighted to see it back and live for 2021 and for a taste of what’s to come, you can watch the Festival trailer here, stream the Spotify playlist here and check out the full 2021 Festival line-up on the website here.
Sep 14, 2021 · EFG London Jazz Festival 2021 have released a new wave of shows and artists for the event. The 29th EFG London Jazz Festival returns to live audiences with a programme of the highest quality live performances by an electrifying lineup of global stars, special collaborations, new commissions and the finest and freshest music from the UK.
Sep 28, 2020 · londonjazz on 28 September 2020 • ( Leave a comment ) Last year, Sam Leak wrote a Jazz Musician’s Guide to the festival (link below) in which he played the role of ‘in-the-know’ tour guide, helping readers to navigate their way through the programme. Well, the tour guide is back!
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