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4 Jazzwise June 2024

Pat Metheny

Robert Glasper

Veronica Swift Cassie Kinoshi

Pat Metheny, Robert Glasper, Cassie Kinoshi and Veronica Swift booked for 2024 EFG London Jazz Festival programme

The first names have been confirmed for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival which runs from 15-24 November at concert halls, clubs and live performance spaces across the capital. Chief among these is global guitar star Pat Metheny who returns to the festival for the first time since 2017, to perform in a purely solo setting at the Barbican in support of his new album, MoonDial (BMG), on Saturday 16 November. Due for release on 26 July, the album continues the stripped back theme of Dream Box, with the guitarist exploring songs such as ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ and ‘Everything Happens To Me/Somewhere’ alongside newly written material. Also announced for the Barbican line-up will be ECM-associated Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem and his Quartet (17 Nov); and the high-flying Crosscurrents trio of bassist Dave Holland, saxophonist Chris Potter and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain (22 Nov).

The Festival’s first night gala concert, Jazz Voice, will once again open the programme at the Royal Festival Hall; but for the first time in its history the 40-piece festival jazz orchestra will be conducted by both its founder Guy Barker and Peter Edwards, who’s best known for his longstanding work with the Tomorrow’s Warriors-affiliated Nu Civilisation Orchestra. The Southbank Centre’s programme also includes big headline shows from Brazilian vocal star Marisa Monte (16 Nov) and UK pianist-singer Jamie Cullum (22 Nov).

Other orchestral manoeuvres include: Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Trio (with Gwilym Simcock and Asaf Sirkis) joined by the Britten Sinfonia, trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and violinist Thomas Gould at Milton Court (19 Nov); drum legend Billy Cobham marks his 80th birthday year with a new large-scale collaboration with

Guy Barker and the BBC Concert Orchestra (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 20 Nov), and saxophonist/composer Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. join forces with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican (21 Nov).

Camden’s venue KOKO has undergone a resurgence since its £70million renovation in 2022, and will host notable headline shows at the LJF including a sizeable return to the capital for multiGrammy winning keyboardist Robert Glasper (18 Nov); and Meshell Ndegeocello’s show on 15 November will be one of her biggest UK gigs to date. Cadogan Hall continues to play a central role in the programme with its line-up so far including guitarist Julian Lage (21 Nov); ECM pianist Tord Gustavsen (15 Nov) and Mack Avenue-signed vocalist Veronica Swift (16 Nov).

Further shows announced include a piano duet between rising Greek talent Tania Giannouli and Swiss time-signature wizard Nik Bartsch (Wigmore Hall, 22 Nov); Palestinian pianist Faraj Suleiman performs tunes from his latest LP, As Much As It Takes (Kings Place Hall One, 17 Nov); and Nordic trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje recreate their new ECM release, Touch of Time (Kings Place Hall Two, 22 Nov). Two string-laden concerts close out the festival’s second weekend with the BBC Concert Orchestra and trumpeter Giveton Gelin performing arranger Carlos Simon’s suite, 'Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra' (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 24 Nov); and the Nu Civilisation Orchestra performs Duke Ellington’s ‘New Orleans Suite’ (Kings Place Hall One, 24 Nov). More names will be announced in the coming months. Jazzwise is festival media partner. For full line-up details and tickets visit www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

London Afrobeat Collective and Allysha Joy help Ealing Jazz Fest hit 30 in style

The Ealing Jazz Festival takes over West London’s Walpole Park as it marks its 30th anniversary on 3-4 August with an eclectic bill of jazz, neo-soul and global grooves. Held annually, the line-up features vocalist/keyboardist Allysha Joy, the horn-led London Afrobeat Collective, the jazz-meets-broken-beats of Tanhai Collective and contemporary soul singer Mica Sefia backed by her 11-piece band. South London based music performance and education group Youthsayers offer progressive jazz and Latin sounds. The Festival is part of The Ealing Summer Festivals series. For more information visit www.ealingsummerfestivals.com