Miles Davis Waiting For the Man: Highs and Lows at Newport
- Thursday, August 27, 2015
When the Newport Jazz Festival began in 1954, it became a barometer for all that was hot in jazz in 1950s America.
Features
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Something Old, Something New
- Thursday, August 27, 2015
In a world obsessed with looking back instead of forward extraordinary jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant is something of a paradox: a deeply soulful virtuoso capable of taking 100 year old songs and making them sparkle anew.
Alexi Tuomarila – Drifter’s escape
- Thursday, August 27, 2015
One of the most talented jazz musicians of his generation, in 2003 it seemed only a matter of time before Alexi Tuomarila became a major name in jazz.
Lizz Wright – Finding Freedom
- Thursday, August 27, 2015
Vocalist Lizz Wright has come along way in the 12 years since her startling debut Salt, traversing her own soul and gospel fuelled path, driven by a heartrending voice, across four stunning albums.
Robert Glasper – Breaking Cover
- Thursday, July 23, 2015
Robert Glasper’s recent double Grammy Award wins for his two Black Radio albums have capped an 11-year career that has not just seen him break through to the mainstream like few other jazz artists today, but has also seen Glasper forge deep bonds between today’s jazz, R&B and hip-hop scenes.
Sons of Kemet – Rhythms of Remembrance
- Thursday, July 23, 2015
Sons of Kemet – the supercharged double-drums, tuba/sax four-piece led by clarinettist and saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings – arrived with a bang in 2013 with their aptly-titled, incendiary debut album, Burn.
Ivo Neame – Keys to the Highway
- Thursday, July 23, 2015
A pivotal pianist with acclaimed groups Phronesis and Kairos 4tet, and keyboardist with Norwegian sax star Marius Neset, Ivo Neame is increasingly stepping out as a solo artist.
Ginger Johnson – Talking Head
- Thursday, July 23, 2015
When Nigerian master drummer Ginger Johnson arrived in London in 1943 he immediately stood out from the crowd – not just because of the distinctive reddish tinge to his hair that earned him his nickname – but for his ability to create a dazzlingly polyrhythmic blend of African music and jazz.
EST – Three Falling Three
- Thursday, July 23, 2015
Just months before Esbjörn Svensson died aged just 44 in 2008, EST – the groundbreaking and hugely influential piano trio that Svensson formed with Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström – recorded a great deal of material in a Sydney studio.
Top 20 Jazz albums of the last five years
- Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Every year, Jazzwise asks its writers to choose their favourite albums – the releases that most impressed and inspired them.