Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek has come to epitomise what’s become known to many as the ‘Nordic tone’ – a crystalline sound with a direct, poetic earthiness. Stuart Nicholson recommends five key albums
For Duke Ellington 1940 was a triumph against the odds, says Stuart Nicholson
Few musicians have a discography as full and varied as Herbie Hancock. Alyn Shipton surveys the milestones of a career in the studio with comments from Hancock along the way
Miles Davis once said of Louis Armstrong: “I can’t even remember a time when he sounded bad playing the trumpet. Never. Not even one time.” Below are just a few of the memorable moments that Louis Armstrong left behind on film...
Miles Davis biographer George Cole recalls the significance Tutu, regarded by many as Miles Davis’ last major statement, and talks to his main collaborator on the album, Marcus Miller
Selwyn Harris looks at some of the best jazz on film to keep you informed and entertained
Eric Dolphy's death, aged 36 on 29 June 1964, cut short a rare and highly original talent that, in less than four years, had seen him record a number of definitive jazz albums. Stuart Nicholson recommends five of Dolphy's finest moments on record
Milestones from the career of McCoy Tyner, from his emergence on 'A Love Supreme' to his collaborations with Bobby Hutcherson
Weather Report forged a new direction in instrumental music with an exhilarating hybrid of styles that drew heavily on jazz while also incorporating elements of rock, funk, free flowing group improvisation, electronic abstraction and pan-global exotica
From the first electrifying notes of Miles Davis’ trumpet, hooked to the sheer ferocity of Jack DeJohnette’s drums, it’s clear that Live in Europe 1969 is an album of truly monumental music making – the like of which is rarely heard today
