All posts by Shaun Cronin

The intimate yet grandeur surroundings of Islington’s acclaimed Union Chapel plays host to the immense singing talents of UK soulstress Andreya Triana on Friday, May 31st. [...]

Once again, East London venue Fabric has contrived to put together a heavyweight line-up of the finest in cutting edge hip-hop, drum and bass and dub-step. Headlining the prestigious room one are the UK’s own Foreign Beggars. [...]

Billy Cobham’s position as one of the finest drummer’s in Jazz can be traced back to the glory days of the ’70s Jazz-fusion era playing on a number of seminal recordings, most notably Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and Tribute To Jack Johnson. His foray into this new burgeoning sub-genre continued when he joined the harder [...]

Funk legend and bass pioneer Larry Graham rides into London town with his backing band Graham Central Station for a trio of hotly anticipated performances at Camden’s Jazz Café on March 10, 11 and 12th, guaranteed to raise the roof off the illustrious UK venue. [...]

“All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal” – high praise indeed from anyone but when it comes from an esteemed voice such as Miles Davis, you get an idea of how much a talent Ahmad Jamal is and the kind of influence he’s had on the Jazz world down the years. Now in his 83rd [...]

Many a jazz legend has passed through Ronnie Scott’s down the years, few however can say they’ve remained relevant to younger and older audiences alike throughout their long careers. Lonnie Liston Smith has had no such problems due to his ability to adapt his music to the times plus hip-hop’s love of sampling his funky [...]

It’s safe to say Action Bronson is a rapper/force of nature that nobody saw coming. The chubby, charismatic former chef, who has roots in Albania but grew up in Queens, New York, has in a very short space of time left his sizable footprint on the rap game. This was immediately evident upon entering the [...]

A pioneering dubstep producer being featured as part of the London Jazz Festival might seem strange from the outside. However, Mala has a habit of breaking moulds. [...]

The London Jazz Festival is known for bringing together the best in new talent and legends of the genre to perform in various venues across the capital over a packed nine-day period. This year was no exception, with the likes of Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock joined by one of Jazz’s newest and brightest star’s [...]

The aptly titled Rap Mayhem Festival brings together a who’s who of underground legends to The Forum in London on November 30th for a night of classic undiluted hip-hop. [...]