Every week at 9:30 pm on Cosmic Jazz we let you know about music you can hear locally.  We have less time on the show now and so we’ll just announce the venue and the artist.  Remember – check the website for each venue to find out more.  We’ll show the first upcoming show at each venue.

If you’ve been to see jazz locally, write and tell us about it via the Comment facility below this list of venues and events.

Fleece Jazz at Stoke by Nayland Club
03 September – Lush Life feat. Roger Beaujolais and B J Cole
Website: http://www.fleecejazz.co.uk
Phone: 01787 211865

Ipswich Jazz Club
12 September – Karen Sharp Quartet
Website: http://www.ipswichjazzclub.co.uk
Phone: 01473 231552

Jazz Nights at the Bell
05 September – Art Themen
Website: http://www.jazz-nights.com
Phone: 01223 362550

Milestones Jazz Club, Lowestoft
05 September – Michael Garrick and Nette Robinson (Remembered Time)
Website: http://www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk/
Phone: 01502 568684

The Devil’s Kitchen Collective, Bury St Edmunds
04 September – Myke Clifford’s Hambone
Website: not yet available
Phone: 07917 860384

Segue Productions @ Lakeside Theatre, Colchester
no jazz events currently programmed
Website: http://www.segue.org.uk/
Phone: 01206 825600

Colchester Arts Centre
no jazz events currently programmed
Website: http://www.colchesterartscentre.com
Phone: 01206 500900

Cambridge Modern Jazz Club
24 September – John Etheridge Quartet
Website: http://www.cambridgejazz.org
Phone: 01223 362550

Whilst it’s easy to be depressed about the amount of jazz on mainstream radio stations, we can still enjoy a summer of jazz festivals around the country.  What’s more, we’ve also got the 2010 London Jazz Festival to look forward to.  Here’s your late summer Cosmic Jazz guide to who we think is worth spending your hard earned money on seeing.

The Brecon Jazz Festival earlier this month featured an excellent lineup – with Phronesis, Nostalgia 77, Kairos 4tet, the Kit Downes Trio and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – all artists we’ve featured here on Cosmic Jazz.

But let’s start with our own Snape Summer Prom season this year which featured Django Bates’ Beloved Bird project on 06 August and continues with Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra on 10 August and the Neil Cowley Trio on 17 August.  Courtney Pine brings his Transition in Tradition band to Snape on 24 August and pianist Alex Wilson curates the Big Latin Weekend on the Bank Holiday weekend of 28-29 August.

Ronnie Scott’s BritJazz Fest continues through into August with the Colin Towns Mask Orchestra and the Denys Baptiste Quartet on 13 and Talvin Singh and the Cleveland Watkiss Quartet on 14 August – again, all artists who have featured on Cosmic Jazz over the last year.

Next month sees the start of the Scarborough Jazz Festival with a slew of artists who have featured here in the East of England – Nigel Price, Stan Tracey and Karen Sharp.

Finally, the 2010 London Jazz Festival kicks off on 12 November, with Herbie Hancock playing on 13 and 14 November. Other headliners include the Bad Plus, Hugh Masakela, Brad Mehldau, John Scofield, Gary Burton, Palle Mikkelborg and Marilyn Mazur. And yes, of course, we’ve featured all of these artists here on the show. Lots more details and a festival brochure can be found at on the website.

Every week at 9:30 pm on Cosmic Jazz we let you know about music you can hear locally.  We have less time on the show now and so we’ll just announce the venue and the artist.  Remember – check the website for each venue to find out more.  We’ll show the first upcoming show at each venue.

If you’ve been to see jazz locally, write and tell us about it via the Comment facility below this list of venues and events.

Fleece Jazz at Stoke by Nayland Club
11 June – Kyle Eastwood
Website: http://www.fleecejazz.co.uk
Phone: 01787 211865

Ipswich Jazz Club
20 June – Jo Fooks Quintet
Website: http://www.ipswichjazzclub.co.uk
Phone: 01473 231552

Milestones Jazz Club, Lowestoft
04 July – Graeme Culham Sextet
Website: http://www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk/
Phone: 01502 568684

Segue Productions @ Lakeside Theatre, Colchester
no current jazz events
Website: http://www.segue.org.uk/
Phone: 01206 825600

Colchester Arts Centre
03 July – Sexteto Cafe
Website: http://www.colchesterartscentre.com
Phone: 01206 500900

Cambridge Modern Jazz Club
18 June – Empirical
Website: http://www.cambridgejazz.org
Phone: 01223 362550

Just time for a reminder that Cosmic Jazz goes live at Saints Wine Bar on Wednesday 23 September when this time we’re going latin.  Expect a Cosmic Jazz Club mix with Brazilian, jazz and club favourites.

Tickets are £3 for admission and a tapas taster or £10 for admission and a full tapas selection – available from Saints on St Peter’s Street, Ipswich.

Call in or call on 01473 252438. We’ll be playing from 7.30 ’til late. See you there!

If it’s November, it must be time for the London Jazz Festival. This year it’s bigger than ever and shared between far more venues – including the Barbican Centre and the Royal Festival Hall. Herbie Hancock is playing both venues – and they’re already sold out!The jazz tradition lies at the heart of the Festival and major figures who are linked through the music of Miles Davis – Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin – headline with inspired new bands. A number of artists introduce projects that provide a fresh perspective on the music, and include leading British saxophonist Courtney Pine, young British band Empirical, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, guitar maestros Martin Taylor and Biréli Lagrène, plus award-winning saxophonist Alan Barnes. The strong relationship between the spirit of jazz and the art of voice is highlighted by Jazz Voice, the celebratory opening concert at the Barbican that pays homage to a century of song with vocal stars and emerging talent re-interpreting classic songs, accompanied by a specially created London Jazz Festival Orchestra directed by Guy Barker. Others taking their own innovative approach to the vocal tradition include Melody Gardot, a cappella sensations Take 6 and Queen of South African jazz Sibongile Khumalo with drumming legend Jack DeJohnette.

The love affair between jazz and Latin music can be traced through three outstanding pianists – Chucho Valdés, Danilo Pérez and Gonzalo Rubalcaba – as well as Milton Nascimento’s bossa nova project and Alex Wilson’s Salsa con Soul Orchestra.

The global flavour of jazz is marked by performances from a number of major artists including Cameroonian singer-songwriter Richard Bona, Sami artist Mari Boine, afrobeat exponent Femi Kuti, new flamenco phenomenon Buika and Turkish master instrumentalists Taksim Trio.

European jazz is brought into sharp focus by a festival within the Festival that celebrates Norway’s extraordinary cultural scene – Scene Norway brings over some of the nation’s leading musicians including Nils Petter Molvær, Sidsel Endresen, Arve Henriksen and Eivind Aarset.

Check out the Festival website for more details.

There are some free downloads available via classicsandjazz.co.uk. Click on the link for more information and to download tracks from the UCJ website. There’s some Herbie Hancock, Nils Petter Molvær, Taylor Eigsti, Jeff Neve and David Sanchez – all worth listening to if you like the music on Cosmic Jazz.