Can it be that time already? Serious have announced that the first shows of the London Jazz Festival (Nov 11 to Nov 20) will go on sale next Tuesday May 10th. These include a rare appearance in the UK from Steve Coleman, and one likely to sell out very quickly: Abdullah Ibrahim solo at the Wigmore Hall. Stand by your beds for the list:
Friday 11 November
Jazz Voice: Celebrating a Century of Song
Barbican
Friday 11 November
Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion
Royal Festival Hall
Friday 11 November
Stephan Micus
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Friday 11 November
Steve Coleman: Reflex
Purcell Room
Saturday 12 November
McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Jose James and Chris Potter
Impulse! Records at 50
Barbican
Sunday 13 November
Steve Swallow Quintet
+ The Impossible Gentlemen (Walker/ Simcock/ Swallow/ Nussbaum)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 14 November
Michel Portal
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thursday 17 November
Richard Galliano Strada Quintet
A tribute to Nino Rota
Royal Festival Hall
Friday 18 November
Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth Band
+ Peter King
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Friday 18 November
Abdullah Ibrahim
Wigmore Hall
Saturday 19 November
Henry Threadgill: Zooid
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sunday 20 November
Bill Frisell: 858 Quartet
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sunday 20 November
Lucian Ban
Purcell Room
