Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Artie Zaitz Hammond Combo : Factory 45 South London 13/06/18

Borough has a new pop up jazz hang,it's called the factory 45.If you are familiar with the old meat packing factories of Lower Manhattan then memories will come flooding back of NYC when you visit this warehouse

Lisa Stansfield: London Palladium 21/4/18

It's been more than three decades since Lisa Stansfield debuted on the British music scene and she continues to show that she can still pack one hell of a punch live...

Jacob Banks: O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London 28/3/18

Jacob Banks took to London's O2 Forum and imminently showed why so many people are excited about him. His voice is stunning, and at points in the show the crowd was silent and in awe...

Simone Craddock : Brasserie Zedel London 10/06/2018

With a core band of Alex Hutton on piano,Nick Pini,double bass and the strident Tristan Maillot on drums,Simone and Co didn't put a foot wrong.Ms Craddock ensures energy levels never subside and she's canny enough to let these bad boys off the l

Blackstreet + Mya + Case: Indigo, O2, London 30/3/18

Founding member Teddy Riley may not be part of the group anymore, but current line-up show there's still plenty of life in Blackstreet yet...

Lee 'Scratch' Perry: KOKO, London: 26/3/18

There are few musicians in any genre as prolific as the legendary Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Responsible for some of the finest music to come from Jamaica

Cafe Society Swing: Theatre Royal Stratford 1/6/18

The ubiquitous China Moses turns on the heat with sass, sexiness and great scatting on 'Wild Women Don't Have The Blues' (tailor made for her!) and the late night wooziness..

Smoove & Turrell + Izo Fitzroy: Archspace, London 24/05/18

The Jalapeño family were out in full force with Izo FitzRoy and Smoove & Turrell, two popular acts on their roster plying their wares to devastating effect on an unsuspecting Shoreditch hipster crowd...

The Soul Immigrants: Pizza Express, Dean Street, SOHO @bluesandsoul.com

The Soul Immigrants: Pizza Express Dean Street, SOHO, London 19/05/2018

Pizza Express seems to be thriving these days they put three gigs on this particular day and it ran as smooth as clockwork, kicking off with Esther Bennet and Duncan Lamont at lunchtime...

Yasiin Bey (formally Mos Def) + Robert Glasper: Troxy, London 8/3/18

Yasiin Bey was paired with bandleader and producer Robert Glasper, who led a trio of musicians to work their way through some classic Mos Def material...