Pianist Nikki Yeoh spent six years being mentored and encouraged by the celebrated British trumpeter Ian Carr at his weekly Interchange jazz workshops in Camden. Now widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, Yeoh continues Carr’s legacy with her own acclaimed Infinitum project – and, as Alyn Shipton discovers, a new work written for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra that’s dedicated to the late great trumpeter
With a new album Another Land, just released to much acclaim, Alyn Shipton caught up with Dave Holland and found him as enthusiastic and as talkative as ever, and raring to get in front of audiences with his new trio
Bassist Peter Ind did it all. From playing with Miles and Bird, to befriending and teaching Mingus. In this, his final interview with Jazzwise, he reflects on a life less ordinary at the low-end of jazz
Featuring outstanding new albums from Xhosa Cole, Anthony Braxton, Kenny Garrett, Adi Meyerson, Orrin Evans and more
Outstanding new albums from John McLaughlin, Jaimie Branch, Michael Mayo, Ulysses Owens Jnr Big Band, Fabia Mantwill Orchestra and more
The guitarist Nigel Price chooses the five six-string albums he can’t live without
Shabaka Hutchings speaks about the cultural and musical inspirations behind Sons of Kemet’s album Black to the Future
New albums from Rubén Blades, Archipelago, Rosie Frater-Taylor, Dave Holland, Nigel Price and Lars Danielsson Liberetto
It is now half a century since the death of jazz titan Louis Armstrong. As Mosaic releases a comprehensive box set covering the period 1946-66, Alyn Shipton looks back at the musical, cultural and political impact of a true 20th century icon. Photos courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum/Jack Bradley Collection
Vocalist, violinist and composer Alice Zawadzki goes off the beaten track to nominate Neo-soul classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as the record that changed her life. Interview by Brian Glasser
