London Jazz Festival

The London Jazz Festival ( LJF ) is a held annually since 1992 in November at various locations in London Jazz Festival.

Concerts including in Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Vortex Jazz Club, various churches, old music halls and various theaters, at the Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican Centre.

The festival originated from the older Camden Jazz Festival in the London Borough of Camden, which from 1973 onwards than a week lasting attachment ( Camden Jazz Week ) to Camden Festival this North London borough in the spring and at times also in the fall took place (except 1982). In the 1990s ended this Jazz Festival and with the support of the London Arts Board developed the producer - agency Serious a new festival concept, which extended to the whole of London. John Cumming of Serious was previously also been involved in organizing the Camden Jazz Week and the Bracknell Jazz Festival. The festival is organized in collaboration with BBC 3. Initially, it was in May, now in November, and it takes ten days.

At the festival occurred, among other Wayne Shorter, Joe Pass, Michael Brecker, George Russell, Carla Bley, Randy Weston, Gerald Wilson, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Archie Shepp, Evan Parker, Sheila Jordan, The Bad Plus and Brad Mehldau.

In certain projects, all compositions by Thelonious Monk at the Royal Festival Hall were, for example, after each other (of the Monk Liberation Front ) and Saxophone Massive played 200 saxophonist under the leadership of Andy Sheppard; also were awarded commissions.