Stuart Nicholson speaks to the bass legend Ron Carter about his extraordinary career and his new LP with the talented Arbenz twins
Mike Flynn catches up with Jazz FM Content Director Nick Pitts to find out more about the return of the station’s prestigious Awards on 24 April, and some exciting changes to its Saturday night schedule
Peter Vacher speaks to Hungarian pianist Matyas Gayer, whose deft mixing of contemporary and ‘trad’ strands of jazz is gaining him attention and plaudits
This month our US-based scribe Michael Jackson travels to Maureen’s Jazz Cellar in Nyack, New York to soak up the atmosphere and celebrate Judi Silvano’s birthday alongside her husband Joe Lovano...
Ammar Kalia speaks to the British-Bahrani trumpeter/composer Yazz Ahmed to discover how her new album, A Paradise In The Hold, puts her family roots back at the heart of the narrative, and reveals the new riches added to her sound
One of the most inventive players of his generation, pianist Elliot Galvin has been a prime mover with the likes of UK supergroup Dinosaur and Shabaka Hutchings’ touring band. Now he’s back with The Ruin, his debut on Gearbox, with suitably lo-fi imagery. Tony Benjamin spoke to him about this playfully gritty exploration of Britain's once glorious Empire
Musicians have been increasingly dancing to Spotify’s tune, with major labels focusing on streaming numbers (and followers) as the ultimate measure of success. Yet, as Stuart Nicholson explains, the platform has been gaming the rules and faking some of its most streamed artists…
The buzz is building about Geordie jazzers KNATS – a quintet fuelled by rhythm section buddies Stan Woodward and King David Ike Elechi. Channeling 1970s fusion with a drum 'n' bass twist, the bassist and drummer, together with trumpeter Ferg Kilsby, speak to Eddie Myer about jazz-punk energy and their debut album on Gearbox
Multi-award winning German saxophonist and composer Nicole Johänntgen has worked with a wide range of musicians including Eric Harland, Aaron Parks, as well as leading her own band, Labyrinth. She speaks to David Gallant about her journey into jazz
Stuart Nicholson shines a light on the brief but brilliant career of pianist-composer Reginald Foresythe, who took the jazz world by storm, only to fade into obscurity
