The ultimate guide to the year's best new jazz albums as voted for by Jazzwise's peerless panel of reviewers – including the complete original Jazzwise reviews. Pick up the December 2020 issue to discover the Top 20 reissues/archive albums of the year.
The Editor's pick of the best new albums reviewed in the December 2020 issue of Jazzwise, featuring Keith Jarrett, Elina Duni & Rob Luft, Mary Halvorson, Rob Mazurek and Sun Ra Arkestra
Europe’s leading jazz magazines and websites select the best new albums for this month’s chart
One of the most intriguing groups to emerge in the last decade electro-fusion soul-funksters Mister Barrington spoke to Mike Flynn about their uplifting yet bittersweet new album, Regenerate
The EFG London Jazz Festival returns but like never before, as gigs take place in venues and online. Alyn Shipton spoke to artistic director Pelin Opcin to find out how this hybrid edition came together
Like her hero John Coltrane, award-winning saxophonist and Satori leader Josephine Davies digs deep into Eastern spirituality to find improvisatory freedom. She tells Selwyn Harris about the life-changing epiphany of hearing A Love Supreme for the first time, the importance of meditation and yoga, and her band’s new album
The cult UK jazz-and-broken beats duo speak to Mike Flynn about the release of a remastered double album of their best songs with guest contributions from Donny McCaslin, Jason Rebello and Kaidi Tatham
Featuring outstanding new albums from Artemis, Tim Garland, Orlando Le Fleming, Marius Neset, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Terje Rypdal and more
One of the leading lights of the new young London jazz scene, saxophonist Nubya Garcia digs deep into her heritage on her debut album Source, a musical self-portrait that celebrates her wide-ranging influences. She speaks to Thomas Rees about the power we all draw from our roots, forging a sound of her own, and the art of making listeners want to move
Rosie Hanley speaks to award-winning saxophonist Phil Meadows about the struggle for musicians to make ends meet during the pandemic, and how you can help
