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 DVD Series Free ShippingJazz Glossary of Musical Terms  Jazz Guitar Chords and ScalesJazz & Blues Sheet Music Standards Jazz & Blues Guitar Tab  Jazz Piano Chords and Scales | London Jazz Festival The first London Jazz Festival took place in 1993. From the very beginning, experimental work, commissions, workshops and educational events all played a part in setting the agenda for a festival that would develop over the next ten years to have an impact across the whole city. It was to be a Jazz festival that didn't just have Jazz in it, but looked at Jazz's antecedents and connections with Caribbean, Latin, African, Indian and European music. Jazz was to be a touchstone, with musical ideas moving between, or colliding with, other genres. What has set the Festival apart has been its constant attempts to mix the familiar with new, tradition with experiment, one culture with another. The Festival also branches out to other venues including the Wigmore Hall, the Arts Depot, The Royal Academy of Arts and Wapping Project. As well as dozens of concerts across some of London's major concert halls, the festival celebrates the clubs and independent producers that keep the flame burning year round. A mass of new work and collaborations can be heard in London's Jazz clubs and the extensive PizzaExpress FreeStage programme. The immensely successful new writers' initiative continues for another year and is again looking for aspiring or semi-professional journalists to take part. In partnership with the South Bank Centre, BBC Radio 3, and Jazzwise magazine, Jazz enthusiasts will have the opportunity to work with professional journalists to improve their writing skills, receive insights into career paths and develop an understanding of Jazz criticism. Professionals involved include writer and broadcaster Kevin LeGendre and Jazzwise's Publishing Editor Jon Newey. As well as writing seminars, the initiative also includes attending lots of concerts. Among the 2009 artists schedualed to perform are John Scofield's Piety Street Band, Sonny Rollins, Tomasz Stanko Nordic Quintet, Carla Bley & The Lost Chords, John Surman, Stefano Bollani, Gilberto Gil, Bill Frisell with BBC symphony orchestra, the Overtone Quartet featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Jason Moran & Eric Harland, Alan Barnes, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth & Friends, Tord Gustavsen Ensemble + Jason Yarde & Andrew McCormack and many more to be announced. The 2009 London Jazz Festival is held November 13 to 22.
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