Bassist Charles Mingus shook up the jazz world like few others, Kevin Le Gendre assesses his legacy and speaks to contemporary bass stars Christian McBride and Boris Kozlov about his influence
As their long-delayed debut album, Could We Be More, is released, Jane Cornwell speaks to trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Gray and percussionist Onome Edgeworth, to uncover the earthy roots of Kokoroko’s transcendent sound
Stuart Nicholson spoke with Wayne Shorter about the narrative behind this audio-visual feast, Emanon, and places it within the wider context of his formidable canon
An acclaimed debut album, high profile gigs… it’s all happening right now for Scottish singer-songwriter Georgia Cécile. Peter Quinn caught up with her
Avishai Cohen Trio, Julian Lage, Snarky Puppy and Lizz Wright are all among this month's best new releases
Part of the explosion of new talent coming out of Scotland right now, 2022 Mercury Prize nominee Fergus McCreadie’s alchemical touch effortlessly connects jazz to folk
One of the finest jazz guitarists of her generation, Mary Halvorson is possessed of a questing, restless spirit – as Andy Robson finds out
South Africa’s contribution to jazz remains one of the music’s great untold stories. Stuart Nicholson looks at the birth of the country’s jazz scene
Despite turning 80 in January, John McLaughlin shows no sign of slowing down. He opens up to Stuart Nicholson about his many fiery performances at the legendary Montreux festival
The best new jazz albums reviewed in the July issue, featuring Joey Alexander, Eliane Correa & La Revolución Orchestra, Binker Golding, Charles Lloyd and more
