Saxophonist Xhosa Cole has a knack for making old songs sound new. He speaks to Thomas Rees about his latest album, celebrating that great free radical Thelonious Monk, bohemian ‘boat life’, bold choices and why we should all be on the dancefloor...
The New York-based, Scottish-born harpist speaks to David Gallant about her journey into jazz, early influences and the instruments she’s played over the years
How Jamaican George Berry became a pioneering Brixton landlord and how saxophonist Ralph Moore won his spurs. The indefatigable Val Wilmer explains
Stuart Nicholson remembers pioneering guitar maestra Emily Remler, whose early death robbed jazz of one of its brightest prospects
Acclaimed pianist Aaron Parks tells Brian Glasser that it’s fellow keyboardist Danilo Pérez’s 2003 album …Till Then that changed his musical life
Vocal sensation Samara Joy’s rise since her debut album in 2021 has been meteoric, with three Grammy Awards under her belt; and a Jazzwise Album of the Year for her 2024 long-player, Portrait. Peter Quinn spoke to the Bronx-based singer and reflects on the personal stories behind her cool exterior and immaculate vocal sheen
Already an in-demand player across a range of projects, bassist Myra Brownbridge has just released her debut album as a leader, The Voyage Out. Eddie Myer speaks to her about the journey so far
As the 50th anniversary of Keith Jarrett’s iconic solo improvised album The Köln Concert comes around on 24 January, Stuart Nicholson tells the story of the less-than-favourable conditions that surrounded its creation. ECM label boss Manfred Eicher and Jarrett himself also reflect on this 66-minute spontaneous composition that has sold more than four million copies
Featuring outstanding new releases from Xhosa Cole, Norma Winstone, John Donegan and more
A century ago an extraordinary singular human by the name of Marshall Allen was beamed to this planet. He was to go on to become a member of iconic Afro-futurist jazz pioneer Sun Ra’s Arkestra and remains a central figure of the band to this day. Daniel Spicer called him up to discover the secrets of his otherworldly musical life force
