The magnificent Temptations have just announced a brand new album, All The Time, their first new studio set in eight years. To be released in the UK by UMC on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats, All The Time features the Temps’ own renditions of songs by Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, Maxwell, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, and The […]

Former Tonyies man Elijah “E.B.” Baker is out of jail and back on Park Avenue. Story by Dan Dodds When Oakland based producer and original Tony Toni Toné member Elijah “E.B.” Baker walked out of prison – the Big Spring Federal Correctional Institution in Texas – he left with more than just the shirt on his back. Released from the […]

Singer Joss Stone has just launched a competition to remix any one of five cuts from her 2015 Water For Your Soul album. Prizes for the winners include $500, inclusion on the official remix EP and more. Visit https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/joss-stone-remix-contest/submissions/a2a41be2-1cc8-11e8-bc88-0ecda187fe01 for full details.

The magnificent O’Jays are returning to London this summer for a single date at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Catch the famous Canton via Philly trio on July on Sunday, July 15. Presale tickets are available from: https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-o-jays/theatre-royal-drury-lane/1204543

Echoes’ February cover star Deva Mahal will play a one-off UK show during the spring. She’s booked in for the Serious Space Festival at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, East London on Wednesday, May 16. Visit https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/deva-mahal-1 for more.

Van Morrison, Imelda May, Kamasi Washington, Courtney Pine & Omar, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rick Astley, Caro Emerald, Jordan Rakei, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Andy Sheppard, Portico Quartet, Eric Gales, Jay Rayner are some of the top names scheduled for the 2018 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, which takes place across the town from May 2-7. This […]

Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations are linking up one more time for a joint headline tour of the UK this Autumn. Special guests will also be announced soon. The Tops line-up for the tour includes original member Duke Fakir plus Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence Payton and Harold ‘Spike’ Bonhart. The Temps personnel includes founder member Otis Williams, plus Ron […]

The one and only Earth, Wind & Fire are the first act announced for this summer’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival. The 10-piece band, led by original members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson, will bring their thrilling live show to Glynde Place in East Sussex on Sunday, July 1. Love Supreme Festival Director Ciro Romano: “We’ve been coveting Earth, […]

Iconic British band Soul II Soul will embark on a landmark tour of the UK in 2018 marking 30 years of hugely influential success, paying tribute to their legendary debut album, Club Classics Volume 1. The double Grammy Award winning outfit will play 12 dates across the nation during October and November, including a gig at London Palladium, Dates are: […]

Barbican Centre, London By Kevin Le Gendre ‘Multi-media art’ may seem an almost passé term in an age where smart phones enable videos to be shared as easily as voice mails are sent. Yet Carleen Anderson’s Cage Street Memorial is a grand audio-visual work in which that art and artistry are at a premium. While 2016’s CD of the same […]