ARTIST PROFILES

Massachusetts native and jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson has been performing and recording for well over a decade. After studying at...

Japanese singer Toki Asako combines jazz with sonic elements from her homeland, serving up soulful renditions of standards and pop songs....

Trumpeter Yelfris Valdes hails from Cuba, but in 2014 he emigrated to London and quickly ensconced himself in the UK jazz scene. His...

East Londoner Alfa Mist is a composer and producer who defies easy categorization. First impressions are of soulful, hip-hop beats, but...

The artist The Guardian has hailed as Cuba's finest young female singer is Daymé Arocena. Something of a prodigy, Daymé began singing at...

Buffalo’s own Reign of Kindo (a.k.a. Kindo) is now headquartered in New York City. Kindo formed in 2006 and has released its work...

Trumpeter/producer Josef Leimberg is one of those musicians who’s very well known to other players but not to casual music fans. He has...

Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed is known as the high priestess of psychedelic Arabic jazz. Though born in England, she spent part of her childhood...

As we continue to highlight emerging talents from the UK jazz scene, the focus this week turns to singer Yazmin Lacey. The...

Manchester’s Matthew Halsall is a community-minded musician.  Not content to play, produce, DJ, and compose, the trumpet player also...

It isn’t often that one comes across a jazz bandleader who is playing the tuba.  Another fixture on the smoking hot London jazz scene,...

With a moniker like Tenderlonious, you’re sure to raise some eyebrows. The London saxophonist, composer, producer, and bandleader...

A growing phenomenon known as the “sisterhood of the saxophone” has brought attention to a new generation of female sax players. And now,...

The London jazz scene keeps producing amazing new talent. The quintet Ezra Collection is one of the many ensembles that are...

New grooves are rippling through the UK jazz scene. Jonny Mansfield, based in London, works his magic with the vibraphone, drums, and...

Melissa James brings a soulful touch to her work as a jazz singer. A native of London, she was surrounded by the Caribbean rhythms on...

A jazz trio that plays modern, ambient pop? Doesn't seem plausible, but it's one way of describing the Neil Cowley Trio. Still, that...

Canadian sextet Brasstronaut was formed in 2007 by Edo Van Breemen and Bryan Davies in Vancouver. By 2009 the group had grown to the...

South London born and bred, Jamie Issac is among a new breed of crooners in the UK. Melding jazz beats with ambient soul, he crafts...