The best new jazz albums - Jazzwise Editor’s Choice: June 2022
- Thursday, May 26, 2022
Featuring new albums from Trish Clowes, Espen Eriksen Trio, Mary Halvorson, Alexander Hawkins Mirror Canon and more
Features
Hermeto Pascoal interview: “Our bodies are resonating, we humans are a source of sound”
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Now aged 85, legendary Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal’s energy remains undimmed. Kevin Le Gendre spoke to him…
Mike Westbrook interview: “You have to adapt to situations ... you have to find something that works NOW!”
- Monday, May 23, 2022
Stuart Nicholson speaks to the still-energetic 85-year-old Mike Westbrook about his poetic past, present and future
Rouhangeze Baichoo interview: “Your values and work will speak for itself”
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Jazz FM presenter and jazz vocalist is exploring a huge range of music both on stage and on the air – she spoke to Mike Flynn about her multifaceted career to date
Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Way Out West
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Alyn Shipton looks back at quarter-century of one of the biggest events in the UK jazz calendar – the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and discusses its success with programmer David Gaydon
Courtney Pine interview: “Even this Covid thing cannot stop us musicians trying to create and represent who we are as human beings”
- Thursday, April 21, 2022
The legendary British saxophonist Courtney Pine looks back on a career packed with countless musical and personal milestones
Jazzwise Editor’s Choice: May 2022 | The best new jazz albums
- Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Featuring new albums from Brigitte Beraha, Tigran Hamasyan, Tord Gustavsen Trio, Ben Marc, Jason Rebello and more...
Melissa Aldana: “It’s about asking: ‘who am I, as a female from South America?’”
- Wednesday, March 23, 2022
A big tarot fan, Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana identifies with the romantically-inclined Empress card. Hugh Morris, impressed with her latest album 12 Stars, which marks her debut for the Blue Note label, thinks she might be on to something…
The best new jazz albums: April 2022
- Thursday, March 17, 2022
The Editor's Choice albums from the April issue of Jazzwise, featuring Theo Croker, Joy Ellis, Michael Leonhart Orchestra, Brad Mehldau, Danilo Pérez, Flora Purim and Mark Turner
The best new jazz albums: March 2022
- Friday, March 4, 2022
The Editor's Choice albums from the March issue of Jazzwise, featuring Melissa Aldana, Binker & Moses, Avishai Cohen, Anna von Hausswolff, Arun Ghosh, Kinetika Bloco and Mattan Klein Quartet