By day, it is just another cafe. However, at night Cafe Oto is a very different place.

Marco Sanguinetti has just blown my mind. Unintentionally, of course. It is just that I have, for many years, avoided listening to albums which are heavy on the piano You May Also Like: Marco Marconi Trio – Nordik (2016) Marco Marconi, jazz pianist: Something Else! Interview

At the Colchester Arts Centre: In Colchester, next to the roman walls of the town, stands this venue, once the church of St Mary-at-the-Walls. Built in 1206, the site has seen 23 protestant martyrs executed by burning You May Also Like: Wicked Realm, Aug. 26, 2016: Shows I’ll Never ForgetRead More

The future looks good for the Daniel Bennett Group — and for Daniel, personally.

Akosua Gyebi is a singer with a wondrous voice and range. Her latest release One More Cup Of Coffee received some great reviews, and she is steadfastly making inroads into the music industry. You May Also Like: Ola Onabule, jazz and soul singer-songwriter: Something Else! Interview Beverley Beirne, jazz singer:Read More

At the Vortex, Dalston, London: Just occasionally, the veil which hides from us all mysteries of other worlds, of suns, moons and stars becomes thinner You May Also Like: John Edwards, Evan Parker, John Russell + others – Making Rooms (2016) In celebration of the Evan Parker’s complex, trippy TheRead More

“I believe there is a divine music; it goes on, it’s automatic, without anger, greed, lust, attachment and egoism.” You May Also Like: Davey Payne, Terry Day, Neil Charles + others, May 13, 2015: Shows I’ll Never Forget People Band, January 14, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Terry Edwards, jazzRead More

Mats Gustafsson is bonkers — and I mean that in the most flattering way possible. You May Also Like: Mats Gustafsson, on the state of jazz: Something Else! Interview Mats Gustafsson – MG 50: Peace and Fire (2016)

The Blockheads’ latest release, Same Horse, Different Jockey is an album which has taken the band in new directions, both musically and re-establishes the band at the top of their musical tree. You May Also Like: Ian Dury – ‘Hit Me: The Best of Ian Dury’ (2020) Liam Gallagher –Read More

Jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev lives in San Francisco. He leads several modern jazz formations and his debut album Song For Messambria, released on Orbit in 2009, was well received. You May Also Like: Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles – High Fidelity (2015)