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Jack Bruce - Bass

This article was first published in Jazzwise in December 2011 in The Player section of the magazine The fact that Jack Bruce is still with us is remarkable in itself.

Trish Clowes – Beyond The Comfort Zone

Saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes is set to release her most ambitious work to date, with her third album Pocket Compass, and an expansive live performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker at the EFG London Jazz Festival in November.

Mark Turner – Trust Among Equals

It’s 20 years since highly acclaimed tenorist Mark Turner emerged alongside his illustrious peers Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Joshua Redman, yet he’s often deferred solo star status for that of esteemed sideman.

Robert Wyatt – I’m A Believer

Throughout Robert Wyatt’s prolific, often profound, musical life, a deep love of jazz has been the conduit between his own celebrated jazz-rock legacy with Soft Machine and Matching Mole, his individualistic, highly imaginative solo career and the deep world of jazz music and musicians he has become involved with along the way.

Dr John – Hanging with the Hoodoo Man

To say Malcolm John ‘Mac’ Rebennack Jr, aka Dr John, has lived a colourful life would be something of an understatement: from spells in jail, being shot in the hand, scoring drugs and his upbringing in deepest, darkest New Orleans, he is the very embodiment of the Crescent City’s rich gumbo soul.

Cloudmakers – Fly High

Cloudmakers brings together three of the UK’s most dynamic young jazz musicians in acclaimed vibes virtuoso Jim Hart, bass demon Michael Janisch and powerhouse drummer Dave Smith, the latter also banging out beats with Led Zep singer Robert Plant on many globetrotting stadium dates.

Manu Katché - Rhythm Of Life

Manu Katché’s music is much like the beaming smile that flashes across his face during a gig: full of bright melodies and a natural warmth.

Bugge Wesseltoft - Brave New World

Keyboardist and Jazzland label boss Bugge Wesseltoft has been at the heart of Europe’s forward-looking jazz scene since he first unleashed his New Conception of Jazz in 1996, uniting spontaneous improv with edgy beat music.

Diana Krall – Standing In The Smoky Haze

Diana Krall’s smouldering voice has been a constant presence across the last two decades of jazz her seductive, deceptively sophisticated sound winning her numerous Grammy Awards and selling over 20 million albums.

Claire Martin – Rising Above it All

As one of the finest jazz singers on the planet, Claire Martin has used a vast array of musical settings to frame her commanding voice, including her regular quintet and most notably her rarified duo with pianist and composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, who sadly died in December 2012.

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