Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Omar: Jazz Cafe, London 14/8/21

It was no surprise that the Godfather of UK soul, Omar, drew a capacity crowd to his first show at The Jazz Cafe since COVID restrictions were lifted. A huge smile crossed the singer's face as he stepped onstage...

Nile Rodges & Chic: Hampton Court Palace Festival, Hampton Court, Surrey 22/8/21

For anyone in need of an uplifting evening, soul/funk/disco icons Nile Rodgers and Chic are the perfect tonic, and the courtyard of the historic castle at Hampton Court Palace is the perfect venue for it...

South Facing: Corinne Bailey Rae, Soul II Soul, Cymande, Lynda Dawn... Crystal Palace, London 8/8/21

The Cross The Tracks festival branched out/hosted two shows at the Crystal Palace Bowl during the month-long South Facing Festival, day 3 had a soulful feel, with Corinne Bailey Rae heading the bill...

Liam Bailey: Jazz Cafe, London 4/7/21

Nottingham singer Liam Bailey's material usually features a unique blend of reggae, blues and soul. It was no surprise that tickets for his socially distanced show at The Jazz Cafe didn't last long...

Joel Culpepper: Lafayette, London 29/7/21

The setting was Lafayette in King's Cross, an intimate venue that launched just weeks before lockdown. This was to be my first full capacity show since March last year, and my first visit to Lafayette...

Smoove & Turrell: Motorhouse, Sunderland 13/11/20

UK Dance Album Chart-toppers Smoove & Turrell delivered a first-class lockdown show via live stream from the Motorhouse Studios in Sunderland for their devoted fans who paid/watched via YouTube...

Southend Jazz Funk Ft.The Soul Immigrants & Anita Carmichael

The Park Inn Radisson Hotel braved the oppressive climate and along with Saxology Records/ Ents put on a great night of funk and soul kicking off with jazz doyenne Anita Carmichael who is making something of a comeback

Paul Carrack: G Live, Guildford 28/2/20

Multi-million-selling British blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Paul Carrack and his supreme band, complete with dual drummers, delivered in style at Guildford's G Live...

Dexter Wansel : The Jazz Cafe London 6/02/2020

His production work is mightily impressive too : Four Lou Rawls albums, three Pattie La belle ones,two of the Jacksons plus individual releases from Phylis Hyman,Teddy Pendergrass and Grover Washington Jr.

The Project PH Band & Jam Session: Spice Of Life, Soho, London 5/2/20

Good to see the Spice Of Life jazz sessions are thriving, they've been running for several years putting on all things jazz-related and relevant and props to Paul Pace and crew for keeping such a tight ship afloat...