jazz

A quiet Sunday evening is not just interrupted but actively destroyed by a riot of jazz, funk, EDM and house music in the form of busking phenomenon Too Many Zooz. Although the band gained popularity and acclaim after garnering millions of views of their performances on YouTube, they originated...

Cuba’s flagship contemporary dance troupe performed in Nottingham for their first stop on their 2017 UK tour, and what an amazing start to their shows it was! A compelling blend of Afro Caribbean rhythms, jazzy American modernism and accents from European ballet, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba’s fusion style most...

As part of Impact Arts’s new series of articles, our Arts Editors and contributors are putting their lives on the line by trying out a variety of different societies and artistic things, so you guys can read about it and laugh/want to get involved yourself! This week, we Arts...

Singer songwriter Norah Jones is back with a bang. After a 4-year wait, the 9 time Grammy award winning artist returns with her sixth studio album Day Breaks which I assure you is well worth  a listen. Jones’ sparkling career began with 2002’s Come Away With Me, arguably her most well-known...

Nina Simone is a unique voice in the annuls of soul history. Trained as a classical pianist in segregated North Carolina, and retaining a desire to perform such material while upholding one of the most acclaimed vocal jazz careers of the sixties. Her war-like persona is almost as famous...

Returning for a third time to the South Downs, behind Glynde Place, excitement was palpable in the air. It was time once again for Love Supreme Jazz Festival to open its gates, and host a plethora of the world’s best jazz, fusion, R&B and soul artists. The sun was...

The culmination of seven years hard work and composition, Shaun Martin’s solo debut, aptly named 7Summers, is a fantastic jazz album. The amount of time and craft that has been put into the album is evident upon the track’s first listen, and the first track, ‘Introduction’, explains how much of a challenge...