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- Portico Quartet
- Louis Moholo-Moholo's Octet – 'Uplift the Nation'
- Urban Classic: Feat. Fazer, Ms Dynamite, Devlin, Skepta and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Penguin Cafe
- Penguin Cafe
- Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
- Portico Quartet
- An Evening With Ayanna
- Penguin Cafe
- Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
- Portico Quartet
- Penguin Cafe
- Portico Quartet
- Hugh Masekela + Zara McFarlane
- Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
- Ben l'Oncle Soul + Muntu Valdo
- Hugh Masekela
- Ben l'Oncle Soul + Irma
- The Moutin Reunion Quartet
- The Moutin Reunion Quartet
- Chris Potter
- Chris Potter
- Tord Gustavsen Ensemble + Susanna
- Marcus Roberts
- Marcus Roberts
- TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
- TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
- Neil Cowley Trio Featuring The Mount Molehill Strings
- Marcus Roberts
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- Peter King Quartet
- Peter King Quartet
- TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
- James Morton's Porkchop
- Greater North Jazz Showcase
- Marcus Roberts
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- TRIO LIBERO: Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford / Courtney Pine: Europa Double Bill
- Life is for living: The Peggy Lee Project
- Beats & Pieces Big Band
- Robert Mitchell 3io + Zoe Rahman Quartet + Ambrose Akinmusire Band
- Manhattan School of Music - Live Streamed Masterclass with Cecil Bridgewater
- Marius Neset Band
- Jambone with Andy Sheppard
- An Evening With Curtis Stigers
- Tord Gustavsen Ensemble
- Black Top + Spelk
- Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
- Beats & Pieces Big Band
- TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
- Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
- April 2012
- May 2012
- Marcus Miller
- TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
- ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ft. Bilal
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
- Krystle Warren + support
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
- Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
- Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass: Dracula
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- Olympic opportunity for all saxophonists!
- Five minutes with Esperanza Spalding plus WIN signed goodies
- Naturally 7 rocked our socks
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- Looking back to A Serious Christmas
- A tribute to Cesaria Evora
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- trioVD: a Twisted Christmas
- Best Festival Ever?
- London Jazz Festival: the half-way point
- Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares tour the UK
- Arthur Jeffes - Sundog: Opening night at The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool
- Review: Wayne Shorter + Phronesis
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- Basement Jaxx as you've never heard them before
- Blaze festival starts with a bang...and ends with a bigger one
- Gwilym Simcock goes head-to-head with Tinie Tempah and Katy B in race for Mercury Prize
- Soul Rebels Brass Band: From Montreal Jazz Festival to the UK
- Blaze Festival starts with a bang
- Adam Fairhall - finding ants in jazz piano from the backwoods
- Jam-packed week in Dartington for this year's Move On Up artists
- New job going at Serious HQ
- Trial by fire: meeting Christian McBride
- Norfolk & Norwich Festival Children's Choice Awards
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo take the UK by storm
- A moment to take a breather... (plus a chance to win Robert Glasper's album)
- Staff Benda Bilili are thrilling audiences around the UK
- Stunning Video of Kronos Quartet Live at Hamilton Mausoleum
- Liane Carroll confirmed as third Charlie Haden guest
- Staff Benda Bilili's tour gets underway
- 12 new artists for Move on Up
- Melody Gardot and Ruth Cameron to guest with Charlie Haden’s Quartet West
- Muntu Valdo live on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends
- Photos/audio from Esperanza Spalding's acclaimed Barbican performance
- Muntu Valdo's new album out now - join us for the London launch next Monday
- Job vacancy at Serious
- London Jazz Festival nominated for Parliamentary Jazz Award
- Listen to a track from Gregg Allman's new album
- Joe Lovano gives "one of the strongest performances of his 40-year career"
- 4 stars for Baaba Maal & Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Interpret and Translate
- Just released: Baaba Maal tickets for tonight
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- If you haven’t got tickets for Joe Lovano’s tour yet, this is why you should...
- 5* reviews all round for Kurt Elling
- Baaba Maal and Kwame Kwei-Armah on the road
- Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu display outstanding musicianship
- Staff Benda Bilili: an extraordinary story
- Youssou NDour a triumph at the Barbican
- Astillero featured on Barbican Podcast.
- Competition: Win Esperanza Spalding Tickets now on Twitter
- Esperanza Spalding at the Grammy Awards and Upcoming Twitter Competition
- Sky Arts goes behind the scenes with The Creole Choir of Cuba
- Gregg Allman - " Playing heals me"
- The Creole Choir of Cuba - "awe-inspiring"
- The Creole Choir of Cuba on In Tune and Robert Elms
- Penguin Cafe and Portico Quartet out on the road
- "An evening of uplifting sadness and inspirational joy" - The Creole Choir of Cuba win the critics' hearts
- "Unforgettable" start to the The Creole Choir of Cuba's first national tour
- “Rather like an 1825 Perrier-Jouët, Thompson only seems to be improving with age.”
- Take Five participant Ben Cottrell sweeps in the 4* reviews for Beats And Pieces' debut at Ronnie Scott's
- Richard Thompson "an utterly sui generis talent"
- Richard Thompson "a show of pure magic from start to finish"
- Guitar maestro Richard Thompson in sparkling form
- 16 year old vocal phenomenon Nikki Yanofsky gives jazzers pause for thought
- Rocking start to Richard Thompson's Dream Attic tour
- Job opportunity at Serious
- Richard Thompson UK tour starts next week.
- The Twelve Songs of Serious
- Jason Yarde wins 2012 commission
- Resounding success for the Festival
- Q&A with Ute Lemper
- Young and Serious capture the Festival on camera
- London Jazz Festival Starts Today
- Ayanna Witter-Johnson taking NYC by storm
- This year's Take Five artists just announced
- Naploeon Maddox Tour in Full Swing with 5-Star Review
- The 'Inventive and Surprising' Paolo Conte Reviewed By The Guardian
- "Fests, speciality exhibs and classy vid play beckon" with Michael Nyman at the Barbican this Sunday
- 'A Guitar Hero In A Beret'
- Wow! Five star review of Charles Lloyd's new ECM release.
- (Lost In) Translation
- Calling all aspiring journalists
- Serious, Edinburgh Festival, Frank Chickens and the Perrier awards...
- Ayanna - “She’s truly in a league of her own.”
- Looking back at a busy July...
- In Memoriam: Harry Beckett
- Gilberto Gil speaks to the Guardian
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra tour off to a heroic start
- Staff Benda Bilili triumph at Cannes Film Festival
- First London Jazz Festival shows on sale!
- Radio 3 receives Sony Award for coverage of the London Jazz Festival!
- London Jazz Festival nominated for Sony Award!
- 4* reviews for Konono No.1 Assume Crash Position!
- Raymond MacDonald wins Vital Spark Award!
- Win a pair of tickets!
- Volcano Update
- Winkball team at Salif Keita
- FREE DOWNLOAD from Sweet Billy Pilgrim!
- Success for Sing Up
- The Serious learning team is out and about with Sing Up!
- Charlie Gillett: In memoriam
- Film premiere from award-winning animators the Quay Brothers
- Claire Whitaker: a Woman to Watch
- Success for Song East/Cycle East
- Video footage from first night of Song East
- "I'm like a pig sniffing for truffles" Sebastian Scotney interviews Nik Bartsch
- Andy Sheppard interview on Kings Place podcast
- Live reviews of Pat Metheny's Orchestrion
- In Memoriam: John Dankworth
- Christian Scott - 4* review in The Guardian
- Pat Metheny on BBC Radio 4
- "Mariza just gets better and better" - 5 stars in The Times
- Jason Yarde - a "new voice in UK music"
- Christian Scott "one of the most gifted musicians of his generation"
- 3 and 4 star reviews for Bireli Lagrene
- Mariza on BBC Radio 3
- A raft of excellent reviews for Pat Metheny's latest release
- 4 stars for John Escreet in the Financial Times
- John Escreet and Bojan Z offered "uncompromising double bill" at Ronnie Scott's on Monday night
- Pat Metheny talks about his new project, "Orchestrion"
- 4 star Mojo review for new Christian Scott album
- John Escreet: "Transatlantic Jazz Genius"
- Four stars for Angelique Kidjo's latest release
- "Ghosts in the Metheny machine"
- Krystle Warren's 'Circles', "an exceptional piece of work"
- One to Watch: Krystle Warren features in today's Metro
- Jazz in memoriam
- Success for Serious in 2009
- An evening for memory and emotion: Hugh Masekela and the LSO at the Barbican
- Broadcasts on BBC Radio 3
- Fantastic start for Soul Noel rehearsals
- Serious and the 2009 British Composer Awards
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- Festival on the Move with Brass Jaw
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