Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonJazz generally sounds hotter live than on record, but the British quartet Get the Blessing lean toward a laid-back coolness their albums rarely imply. Singer/songwriter Sarah Gillespie was anything but cool, however, on a rousin... more info

Guardian Music — (LINUS)Frank Harrison is saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's regular pianist, so UK audiences often hear him skilfully navigating middle-eastern, north African and southern European folk music. But he's currently touring this elegant, straightahead jazz with ... more info

Guardian Music — (Just East)Gilad Atzmon may dominate conjunctions of postbop, east European and Middle-Eastern music in the UK, but the way was partly paved by British quartet Just East (originally Just East of Jazz), who began pursuing a related agenda in 1993. The... more info

Guardian Music — (Pastiche)Singer/guitarist Sarah Gillespie doesn't often take her foot off the gas, in which respect she mirrors her arranger and sax-partner Gilad Atzmon's appetite for politically charged intensity. But Gillespie, who joins Bob Dylan's lyrical bit... more info

Guardian Music — 1 December: Celebrate 24 plays of Christmas with our audio advent calendar. Today we kick things off with Robert Wyatt's favourite pop songs (and a rather special picture)We've teamed up with Domino and Warp Records to offer you 24 days of audio adve... more info

Guardian Music — (Naim Edge)Thorne is the Manchester double-bassist and composer who has worked extensively with the trip-hop/drum'n'bass group Lamb, and alongside musicians as diverse as Trilok Gurtu and Badly Drawn Boy. But this music, which was premiered at the 20... more info

Guardian Music — (Stonebird)For starters, Asaf Sirkis is a superb drummer, as he's proved over and over on the UK scene with Gilad Atzmon, pianist John Law and many more – making every sound count, despite possessing a technique capable of many more sounds than he... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Robert Wyatt, that most eloquently lackadaisical of jazz-loving English troubadours, has made some unforgettable albums over his long solo career, but this will rank among the frontrunners. Mingling jazz standards such as Lush Life, In a Sen... more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonThe two-day Jazza festival has at its heart the aim of reminding Londoners about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, and raising aid money. But political rhetoric was hardly heard in almost four hours of music at the opening show, which... more info

DrownedInSound — A fully realised project in which the trio bring out the best in each other and in the songs. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info