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Joe Webb

Joe Webb is a highly regarded pianist, jazz musician, and London-based composer, originally from Wales. He has emerged as a leading force on the U.K jazz scene today, captivating audiences with his exceptional talent and rockstar-like persona.

Born and raised in Wales, Joe Webb relocated to London in 2013, where he has since established himself as an active and influential figure in the music scene. He regularly performs in various European venues, including renowned establishments such as Ronnie Scott's, The Royal Albert Hall, Dizzys jazz club in New York, KoKo, and the CCB Lisboa.

Joe is known for his work with the acclaimed Webb City, Kansas Smitty's, Adrian Cox & Rob Luft, and has collaborated with artists like Jamie Cullum, showcasing his versatility and adaptability. Not only a remarkable performer, but he is also in high demand as a recording artist, showcasing his exceptional skills on both piano and Hammond organ.

Fuelled by a deep love for Britpop and an unwavering passion for football (with a slight obsession for Lionel Messi), Joe Webb brings a unique blend of influences to his music. He skillfully merges traditional piano mastery with a captivating rockstar persona, defying conventions and pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz.

In an exciting development, Joe Webb has recently signed with Edition Records, an esteemed record label. He is set to release a series of EPs and an album in 2024, showcasing his trailblazing artistry and his commitment to modernizing the jazz piano tradition. With his unmatched talent and fearless approach to music, Joe Webb is poised to make a significant impact on the jazz landscape, captivating audiences with his extraordinary blend of influences and unwavering passion for his craft.


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Joe Webb, Moppa Elliott, Olivia Pérez-Collellmir, Zach Brock & More

Read "Joe Webb, Moppa Elliott, Olivia Pérez-Collellmir, Zach Brock & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


The restless spirit of Moppa Elliott kicks off a set that illustrates the breadth and depth of today's scene.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Moppa Elliott “Delaware Water Gap" Jonesville (Hot Cup) 0:16 Host talks 3:07 Moppa Elliott “Dimock" Disasters Vol. 2 (Hot Cup) 5:00 Host talks 9:55 Adam Baldych, Leszek Możdżer “Saltare" Passacaglia (ACT Music) 11:57 Zach Brock, Bob Lanzetti, Keita Ogawa “Moro Morocco" Drawing Songs (GroundUP ...

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Corrie Dick: Sun Swells

Read "Sun Swells" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Corrie Dick is a multi-instrumentalist who has recorded on drums, piano, vocals, synth, guitar, and trumpet. As a composer, Dick is known for his dynamism, his melodic slant, and his playfully subversive melding of genres. Presenting his sonically inventive drumming, which has a rhythmic epicenter of a new era of innovative British jazz, is Dick's release Sun Swells . The album's theme is to create a folk-rock-jazz with rock instrumentation and color by Rob Luft on guitar and Tom McCredie ...

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Rob Luft: Dahab Days

Read "Dahab Days" reviewed by Geno Thackara


The beauty of holiday snapshots is that they can capture the good times (interesting places, pleasant sights) without necessarily reminding you of the possible downsides (weather issues, travel hassles, deadly pandemic, etc). Rob Luft's stay in Egypt might not have been a true vacation, considering that it came during a rampant period of Covid-19. Still, if his memories of the time included any lingering worry or uncertainty because of the circumstances, Dahab Days shows few discernible hints of it. He ...

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Rob Luft: Dahab Days

Read "Dahab Days" reviewed by Chris May


In an interview with AAJ in 2020, Rob Luft was asked to name six all-time favourite albums. Number one on his list was Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset's Dream Logic (ECM, 2012), a duo project with electronicist Jan Bang. Said Luft: “It's an album that really sounds like dreams, it's wonderful how it floats for forty-five, fifty minutes and teleports you to another place. The production is impeccable and the sound is so glistening." Luft could have been ...

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Kansas Smitty's: Things Happened Here

Read "Things Happened Here" reviewed by Chris May


Kansas Smitty's is the house band at a London jazz bar of the same name. Band and bar are fronted by the American-Italian alto saxophonist, clarinetist and bass clarinetist Giacomo Smith, who with guitarist David Archer wrote most of the material on this album. The band's style embraces swing era Kansas City through to more recent styles and is chamber-jazz of elegance and substance. The group cites Django Reinhardt, Ahmad Jamal, Claude Debussy and Brian Eno as ...

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Rob Luft: Life Is The Dancer

Read "Life Is The Dancer" reviewed by Chris May


British guitarist Rob Luft's debut album, Riser (Edition, 2017), was greeted with huge acclaim. Some observers likened his arrival to the emergence of Wes Montgomery or Pat Metheny. The music world is used to hyperbole, but for once the praise is justified. For anyone yet to hear Luft, a useful yardstick is the pianist Bill Evans: Luft conjures up degrees of seraphic beauty akin to those created by Evans during his purple period with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul ...

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Dahab Days

Edition Records
2023

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Sun Swells

Ubuntu Music
2022

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Life Is The Dancer

Edition Records
2020

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Mon amour

JohnJohn Records
2014

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