Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, these jazz legends blew the world away and set the standard for jazz singing with their joint approach to the American Songbook in 1956 for the album ‘Ella and Louis’.
With a brand new release The Long Game on Edition Records, Liam Noble moves into new sonic territory, teaming up with the iconic rhythm section from Polar Bear.
Michael Janisch has established himself as a tireless creative force across the developing international spheres of contemporary improvised and experimental music.
The celebrated British pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock presents music from his latest album Near and Now.
See the revered jazz pianist Carla Bley perform her meticulously crafted music with long-term associates Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard.
Pianist Kevin Hays and guitarist Lionel Loueke bring their phenomenal musical synergy to an inspired, spiritual exploration.
Quercus brings together three of the UK’s most creative, multi award winning musicians to create exquisite chamber music that weaves together the essence of folk and jazz. Drawing on their life’s work including original compositions, traditional folk songs and reclaimed standards, Quercus subtly colours each song to create a magical atmosphere.
After a 3 year hiatus MOBO Award winning Kairos 4Tet return to present their 4th album, delving deeper in to the art of song.
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra celebrates female contributions to jazz through history, including Laura Jurd’s reimagining of Mary Lou Williams’ 1945 Zodiac Suite.
Blow the Fuse, an artist-led organisation formed in 1989 by jazz musicians Deirdre Cartwright and Alison Rayner, have been pioneers in raising awareness to gender issues in jazz.
Maurice Louca, an Egyptian musician and composer born in Cairo, is one of the most gifted, prolific and adventurous figures on Egypt’s thriving experimental arts scene today.
A heart-warming tale about a friendly family of Nessasauruses which find themselves locked in Loch Ness after a meteorite strikes the Earth with melodies created by kids performed by world-class jazz musicians.
Join jazz singer Joanna Eden at Serious Sing this EFG London Jazz Festival to explore vocal techniques and sing alongside others.
The resident artist at this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival is Terri Lyne Carrington, the legendary American drummer, composer, singer, and producer who has worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dianne Reeves and Esperanza Spalding amongst others.
Only a few years after her emergence in Chicago's jazz & improvised music scene, composer, clarinettist, singer and spiritual jazz visionary Angel Bat Dawid is already a phenomenon in Chicago's avant-garde.
Making Tracks brings together emerging artists from around the world to showcase unique musical traditions, initiate new collaborations and contribute towards a global community of socially and environmentally-engaged musicians.
This spectacular collaboration between Alice Zawadzki, Rob Luft, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado, and the Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra challenges and develops typical orchestral practices creating exceptional new music.
Wacław Zimpel and Jakub Ziołek are two of the most celebrated and prolific Polish artists of the younger generation. Their output consist of many albums recorded mostly in collaboration with other artists and with special
Two exceptional improvising musicians from radically different backgrounds come together for a fascinating collaboration.
After selling out at the EFG London Jazz Festival in 2018, renowned Palestinian composer and pianist Faraj Suleiman returns to the capital to play an exclusive quintet show.
Internationally-acclaimed Cuban violinist Omar Puente is performing a very special show in honour of his wife, campaigner Debbie Purdy who died in 2014.
In the first of an occasional new series Jez Nelson and Chris Phillips invite their favourite contemporary artists to pay tribute to some of the lesser celebrated heroes of jazz.
Battleship Potemkin with live soundtrack created and played by Matt Calvert/Three Trapped Tigers and Jan Bang/Punkt, produced by Opera North.
Roller Trio are a unique band. Their sound is modern and gritty, pushing sonic boundaries to their limits.