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Led Bib - Heavy Weather Warriors

Thirteen years after they first appeared on the UK scene with their rabid, hard-skronking take on the music of Zappa and Zorn, Led Bib were thinking about throwing in the towel.

Miguel Zenón – Free State of Mind

A series of critically-acclaimed albums combining serious East Coast vibes with Puerto Rican roots has bagged émigré alto-saxophonist Miguel Zenón a succession of high-profile prizes.

Trish Clowes - Inner Visions

featSaxophonist Trish Clowes' latest album My Iris, on the Basho imprint, turns the sound of the traditional Hammond and guitar trio on its head – stretching the sonic possibilities into malleable new forms.

Alison Rayner – Making Magic Happen

Bassist and composer Alison Rayner has been a pillar of musical strength since boldly emerging as a Fender bass-toting force in 1970s feminist jazz-funk band Jam Today and 1980s all-women group The Guest Stars.

Jazzwise: artists to watch in 2017

Tomorrow is the question: These are the jazz starts you should look out for in 2017 If you’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 12 months stranded on a desert island, free from wall-to-wall news, social media and the world going to hell in a handcart, you may be shocked on your return to the mainland at how the tectonic plates of society have so dramatically shifted.

Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2016

Has Stuart Nicholson got a crystal ball? Back in the April issue in the interview with Tim Garland talking about his new album One, he nailed it with the closing sentence: “It’s a truly memorable album that’s head and shoulders above any other British jazz recording of the last couple of decades.

Soweto Kinch – Code Breaker

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch does the maths on his latest long-player, Nonagram, straddling the audio-arithmetical abyss to uncover a rich seam of unfamiliar pitches and reconfigured frequencies.

Chet Baker – Glowing Inside

Leaving behind a trail of lurid headlines and prison time in the US, Chet Baker increasingly sought solace in the clubs of Europe, as recently commemorated by the release of a new double-album, Chet Baker Live In London.

David S Ware – Downtown Deity

The late David S Ware, who died in October 2012, emerged from New York's 1970s loft scene to become a champion of free jazz principles.

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