The story of jazz: the early years, part 2 (1922-32)
From the wild, small-group jazz of Jelly Roll Morton and Bud Freeman to the birth of big bands and the arrival of Duke Ellington
Guides & Lists
Jazzwise Editor's Choice: September 2019
Our pick of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the September 2019 issue of Jazzwise. Featuring Anat Cohen, Michael Janisch, Nérija, Stan Getz and Bennie Maupin
Tori Freestone: Five Albums I Couldn't Live Without
The saxophonist chooses the five albums that are indispensable
Tom Cawley: Five Albums I Couldn't Live Without
The pianist and composer selects his favourite recordings
The Shape Of Jazz To Come: Who To Look Out For In 2019
It's time to divine the divine, as we ask our crack unit of writers and assorted taste-formers to gaze into their crystal balls and reveal the intel on those artists they think are set to sizzle in 2019.
Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2018
The democratisation of jazz and its presence in the mainstream has been the talking point of the year in music, with a new generation of musicians kicking out the jams in fiercely life-affirming ways.
The story of jazz: the early years (1913-29)
From New Orleans to New York via Chicago with Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke
The shape of jazz to come: who to look out for in 2018
Photo: Rohey It’s time to divine the divine, as we ask our crack unit of writers and assorted other taste-formers to gaze into their crystal balls and reveal the intel on those artists they think are set to sizzle in 2018 Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise, Echoes, BBC Radio 3 Jazz Line-Up The young Guadeloupian drummer Arnauld Dolmen is a very exciting prospect.
Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2017
In another turbulent year of head-spinning change, much of it unwelcome, jazz has once again proved itself as resilient and inspirational as ever.
Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2016
Has Stuart Nicholson got a crystal ball? Back in the April issue in the interview with Tim Garland talking about his new album One, he nailed it with the closing sentence: “It’s a truly memorable album that’s head and shoulders above any other British jazz recording of the last couple of decades.