Alyn Shipton gets the gen on ECM’s 50th anniversary celebrations as a cross-section of the label’s international luminaries convene at London’s Royal Academy of Music
A look behind the scenes of the band’s epic London show with production manager Rosanna Freedman
In July 2014, Daniel Spicer braved the deadpan brickbats from this most tetchy of interviewees to discover that Ginger Baker’s love of music was as hard and heartfelt as ever
Charlie Parker changed the direction and sound of jazz and remains as influential today as it was revolutionary in his lifetime.
Outstanding pianist-composer and committed eco-warrior, Cuban-born Fabian Almazan, spoke to Selwyn Harris about how his passion for environmental issues and a recent homeland reconnection have impacted upon his latest trio album, This Land Abounds With Life
Trumpet-player Theo Croker talks about the album that changed his life, Dizzy Gillespie’s Gillespiana
Guitarist and vocalist George Benson talks about the album that changed his life, Charlie Christian’s With the Benny Goodman Sextet And Orchestra
Brighton-based vocalist and lyricist Imogen Ryall looks set to gain wider acclaim with a new trio album featuring long-time musical associates, sax player Julian Nicholas and pianist Mark Edwards. She talks to Peter Quinn about lyrical inspirations and more
Drummer Tim Doyle can often be caught scattering rhythms for such London operatives as Maisha and Cykada but, as our own Nick Hasted discovered, it’s with his Chiminyo solo project, with its software patches and sequencer patterns, that Doyle really gets to express himself
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton talks about the album that changed his life, Illinois Jacquet’s Bottoms Up
