NEWS: Jason Yarde Suffers Stroke

The London sax player was stricken while on stage in Toulouse.

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LIVE REVIEW: Bansangu Orchestra at the Spice of Life (EFG LJF 2021)

LondonJazz New’s Sebastian Scotney writes, “this band plays it from the heart and with the defiant swagger it needs. Glorious.”

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REVIEW: Cécile McLorin Salvant / McCormack-Yarde Duo (2019 EFG LJF)

LJN writes, “I’ve really enjoyed both artists’ work in the last decade and tonight saw them on top form.”

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McCormack & Yarde Duo: An Enchanting Opening for Cecile McLorin Salvant

The Guardian’s John Fordham sings the Duo’s praises.

Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde.

“It was an exposition of inconspicuously controlled, finely-honed artistry, even if saxophonist Jason Yarde’s and pianist Andrew McCormack’s fusion of horn-hollering improv and spikier notions of melody had furnished some invaluable jazz balance in their supporting set.”