American composer, saxophonist and flautist Henry Threadgill is a true giant of post-war jazz, marrying poetry and writing with music to create a unique vision; and as a founding member of Chicago’s AACM he’s been in the vanguard of progressive music for the past six decades
Billie Holiday left an extraordinary legacy and made an indelible impression on the cultural landscape. Yet the raw emotional pull of her music was the result of a desperately chaotic lifestyle that the singer seemed unable to control. Stuart Nicholson details the highs and lows of Lady Day's life
How did John Coltrane and Miles Davis get on? The odd couple, with contrasting personalities on and off the bandstand. But together the music they produced was peerless
'His remarkable technique that comes gloved in service of brilliantly original melodic lines articulated with the delicacy of touch normally associated with a concert pianist'
The votes are in! Featuring outstanding releases from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Charles Lloyd, Immanuel Wilkins, Mary Halvorson, Fergus McCreadie and many more...
Featuring outstanding new albums from Ron Carter, Dezron Douglas, Laura Jurd, Maria Mendes and more
The EFG London Jazz Festival returns this month with a spring in its step to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Alyn Shipton finds its director, Pelin Opcin, anticipating 10 days and nights of exciting, genre-busting music
As a teenage girl in 1990s Ukraine, Alina Bzhezhinska loved nothing more than compiling her favourite music onto cassettes, before she discovered jazz, the sonic riches of the harp and the music of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. For her much-anticipated second album, Reflections, the harpist has revived this curatorial approach and drawn together her own personal universe of sounds
Featuring The Bad Plus. Terri Lyne Carrington, Makaya McCraven and more
Recognised as one of the most promising singers of her generation, Emma Smith has forged an impressive reputation as a first-call vocalist for jazz and pop royalty
