The London Jazz Festival launches today. 'May God bless her and all who sail in her.' Here, with a sincere note of thanks to all of the people who have contributed them, and others who have helped with our advance coverage, here are our updates and previews. It's not complete, but it is certainly intensive. As with the festival, there's plenty to choose from, just take your pick:
Sold-out and nearly sold-out gigs (as at November 11th)
Kings Place photography exhibition
Preview (1) Robert Glasper
Preview (2) Gretchen Parlato by Sarah Ellen Hughes
(according to Gretchen Parlato's Twitter, she'll be supporting Esperanza Spalding too)
Preview (3) Soweto Kinch by Thomas Gray
Preview (4) Martial Solal by Geoffrey Winston
Preview (5) Vocal Summit by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (6) Kate Williams by Lisa Gee
Preview (7) Learning and Participation by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (8) Anthony Strong by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (9) Strayhorn the Songwriter by Alex Webb
Preview (10) Robert Mitchell's Panacea by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (11) Free Edition Records Showcase by Tim Dickeson
Preview (12) The Bad Plus/ Django Bates my interview with Reid Anderson
Preview (13) Gary Lucas/ Dracula Lisa Gee's interview
Preview (14) Paco De Lucia by Andrew McCormack
Preview (15) Artists linked to the Babel Label by Oliver Weindling
Preview (16)MY DUO by Fran Hardcastle
Preview (17) Peter Slavid's choices
Preview (18) Pascal Schumacher by Thomas Gray
An interview with Ute Lemper will go up later today. The interviewer is still savouring the moment when she sang a couple of his favourite Kurt Weill songs down the phone. Aw.
Sold-out and nearly sold-out gigs (as at November 11th)
Kings Place photography exhibition
Preview (1) Robert Glasper
Preview (2) Gretchen Parlato by Sarah Ellen Hughes
(according to Gretchen Parlato's Twitter, she'll be supporting Esperanza Spalding too)
Preview (3) Soweto Kinch by Thomas Gray
Preview (4) Martial Solal by Geoffrey Winston
Preview (5) Vocal Summit by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (6) Kate Williams by Lisa Gee
Preview (7) Learning and Participation by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (8) Anthony Strong by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (9) Strayhorn the Songwriter by Alex Webb
Preview (10) Robert Mitchell's Panacea by Sarah Ellen Hughes
Preview (11) Free Edition Records Showcase by Tim Dickeson
Preview (12) The Bad Plus/ Django Bates my interview with Reid Anderson
Preview (13) Gary Lucas/ Dracula Lisa Gee's interview
Preview (14) Paco De Lucia by Andrew McCormack
Preview (15) Artists linked to the Babel Label by Oliver Weindling
Preview (16)MY DUO by Fran Hardcastle
Preview (17) Peter Slavid's choices
Preview (18) Pascal Schumacher by Thomas Gray
An interview with Ute Lemper will go up later today. The interviewer is still savouring the moment when she sang a couple of his favourite Kurt Weill songs down the phone. Aw.
