Mike Westbrook
Born in 1936, Mike Westbrook was a pioneering British jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader known for bridging jazz with classical, theatre, and cabaret. A key figure in European jazz since the 1960s, he was renowned for leading large ensembles, including the Mike Westbrook Concert Band and the Uncommon Orchestra, often collaborating with his wife, vocalist Kate Westbrook.
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Mike Westbrook (1936-2026)
15th Apr 2026
The pioneering British jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose genre-defying work reshaped the landscape of European jazz has died at the age of ninety.
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Mike Westbrook - Live 1972
8th Dec 2023
Rounding off its golden anniversary year, Cadillac Records goes out the same way it began with this exemplary live recording captured in 1972 as a surefire sign of things to come.
