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- Launch of new Scottish Jazz online radio show!!
- Spicy L’ll Devils: this’ll be a fun one! At Edinburgh’s The Jazz Bar, kick off at 9.15pm this Wednesday 9th April.
- The very excellent Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with the fabulous Trilok Gurtu, last weekend in The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. What tremendous music this was, not least Gurtu’s mind-blowing solo!
- Brilliant gig yesterday at St Bride’s Centre, as part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival’s mini festival, NOVUS. Pianist Chris Lyons’ gorgeous improvisations on piano were followed by an arrestingly beautiful set from Phil Bancroft’s Beautiful Storm, with Gyan Singh and Graeme Stephen.
- Aberdeen Jazz Festival returns from 13–23 March 2025, and thanks to funding support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland & Aberdeen City Council, it’s bigger than ever.
- DJ-Producer Rebecca Vasmant, who is increasingly a fabulous ambassador for Scottish jazz, has released a single last Thursday: ‘Rooted.’
- SoSaLa’s latest album, 1994, was released recently. It’s really great No Wave music from this NY-based music activist. Here’s my brief album review.
- This morning in UK Jazz News, a review of Simon Thacker and Justyna Jablonska’s dazzling new album.
Dear Fiona,
Thanks for reviewing Keyna’s new CD, who is now on tour in Japan. I wasn’t sure whether the CD was your cup of coffee, sorry, your cup of tea.
Honestly, one instrument was missing, namely drums. The studio didn’t have a drum set.
Keyna had another recorded jam session later, but the recording didn’t work out well.
Talk to you soon, stay healthy and strong.
Keyna, I, and the Scottish jazz scene need your writing and voice in 2025 more than ever.
SoSaLa