Ray Gelato in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Tina May in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Richard Bailey in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Alec Dankworth in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Winston Rollins in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Saxophonist Willie Garnett in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Trumpeter Enrico Tomasso in performance at the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the 2015 Ealing Jazz Festival was held in Walpole Park in London on July 29 through Aug. 2. The event, founded by artistic director Dick Esmond, featured dozens of local and international acts under a big-top tent in Walpole Park.
Innovative, Enigmatic, and Inventive are all words that are used to describe this century’s visionary musician, Wayne Shorter. And these words are all true. But, … Read More “In Memoriam: Wayne Shorter”
The story of the 55 Bar dates back to Prohibition, when the underground West Village watering hole opened as a speakeasy. It entered jazz lore … Read More “Favorite Number”
You never quite knew what Chicago bassist Kelly Sill was going to play (or what he was going to say). But you always knew that … Read More “Kelly Sill”
My introduction to Joey’s music was in 1995 when I was given his Live at the 5 Spot CD as a Christmas gift and immediately … Read More “In Memoriam: Joey DeFrancesco”