Jazz Matters

Irish singer-songwriter, Graham J, is blessed with a truly unique voice as a male contralto. In this episode, we hear more about how he came to find his voice and just where it is taking him.

Lucy Merrilyn is a young jazz vocalist with a tone and quality to her voice that belies her age.

Having released her debut EP, Sometimes I'm Happy, back in 2019, we take moment to learn more about Lucy and see what the future has in store for this exciting addition to the UK jazz scene.

Alison Limerick is best known for her 90's club Anthems, such as 'Where Love Lives'.

However, her jazz pedigree is well established and, along with long-time collaborator and keyboardist, Gordon Hulbert, they have ventured firmly back in to the jazz genre with their latest project, Algorisms.

In this episode, we take a closer look at UK-based vocalist, pianist and Hammond player, Wendy Kirkland, as she tells us more about the beginnings of her musical life and the story behind her two albums, Piano Divas and The Music's on Me.

Living in Barcelona, Arema Arega is a musician, composer, artist and designer of unquestionable talent.

In this episode we take a look at her huge and diverse artistic output as she tell us a little bit of her story.

We’re going out of 2019 with a huge party!

Hailing from the streets of London, and raised by its punk-jazz underbelly, dB are a high octane, eleven-piece outfit who blend anthemic horn lines, lyrical verse, pounding percussion and razor sharp scratch.

UK-based jazz singer/pianist has just released a brand new album, Re-Versed, which reconnects a selection of well-loved standards with their opening verses which have become lost over time.

In this episode, we learn more about Robin's career, the projects he has been working on, as well as an impending documentary.

Nigel Price is, probably, the most 'in demand' jazz guitarist on the UK jazz scene, appearing on over 50 albums and playing with some of the biggest names in the business, at some of the more prestigious venues.

Beverley Beirne is a Yorkshire-based jazz singer and Artistic Director of the Ilkley Jazz Festival. In this episode, we hear more about her career, with music from her album, Jazz Just Wants To Have Fun.

Mark Cherrie tells us more about his career in music and how he came to bring the Steel Pan to the front of the Jazz Quartet.