Features

Wynton Marsalis – Grand Designs

Jazz At Lincoln Center – the New York-based performing arts complex that’s also a powerhouse of music education and live performances – has been celebrating its 25th birthday during 2013.

Marc Cary - Blurring The Blues

Since the 1980s pianist and composer Marc Cary has vitally linked hard bop icons, neo-funk pioneers and New York’s cutting edge music scene.

ACS – Natural Forces

Pianist Geri Allen, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist Esperanza Spalding made the surprise move last year of coming together as an instrumental super-trio under the unassuming initials ACS.

John McLaughlin & Remember Shakti – Doncaster To Delhi

From a chill-inducing encounter with Indian music on the radio as a teenager in Yorkshire, to being hailed as a virtuoso musical pioneer in India itself, guitarist John McLaughlin’s connection to the music of the subcontinent runs deep.

Carla Bley – Mischief and Music

Composer and pianist CARLA BLEY has walked her own idiosyncratic creative path, remaining true to her wry sense of humour and distinctive writing style.

Stan Tracey - Life In The Jazz Trenches

Remarkably 2013 marks Stan Tracey’s 70th year as a professional musician; seven decades across which he forged the foundations of modern Brit Jazz – and performed with many US jazz giants at Ronnie Scott’s club between 1960-67 where he was the house pianist – while his definitive 1965 album, Under Milk Wood remains a pinnacle of British jazz.

Dave Holland - Eye Of The Storm

Now regarded as jazz bass royalty, Dave Holland’s acclaimed career hasn’t stood still since 1968 when Miles Davis plucked him from the Ronnie Scott’s stage and, just two years later, put him in front of 400,000 people at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival.

Jacqui Dankworth - Heartache and High Drama

Being a member the first family of British jazz hasn’t been easy for Jacqui Dankworth, who’s worked hard to become the revered singer and actress she is today.

Sons Of Kemet – Ancestral Revolutions

Shabaka Hutchings has become an increasingly powerful musical presence from his days as stellar new kid on the block to star sideman, and now with Sons Of Kemet, as fully blown bandleader.

Gregory Porter – Redemption Songs

Acknowledged as a once-in-a-generation talent, powerhouse soul-jazz singer Gregory Porter’s recent success has been a long time coming, and yet his artistic maturity has helped him produce three superlative albums in as many years.

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