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.
Right there when bebop was freshly minted and he was running around with Miles and the fast set, through his startling early flowering with the classic Saxophone Colossus, to his London jazz club days in the 60s, and up to today when he steps up to the mark once again live and in the studio, very few come near Sonny Rollins.
Despite the fact that he died in 1979, Charles Mingus' music has an uncanny longevity and his music is more influential today than it has ever been.
ORNETTE COLEMAN changed jazz forever by challenging the notion of what it is as music, and as life.
Soothsayers are one of the most original and funky collectives around.
Hailed by the likes of Charlie Gillett as the best band in the world, and recent winners of the BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for Best European Band, Ojos de Brujo make their case with a striking live show that covers the breadth of Latin and flamenco funk and world music.
Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel leads a superlative trio that have made a habit of returing to the UK for several mini-tours, with his trio featuring the amazing Brian Blade on drums.
Birmingham-born saxophonist came to prominence in 80's band Loose Tubes before being recognised in his own right.
A sublime and sophisticated player Stan Sulzman has been at the forefront of European contemporary jazz for many years. Possessing an instantly recognizable sound, coupled with breathtaking technique, as well as a boundless creative imagination,
The ex-Weather Report keyboard maestro Joe Zawinul can thank his ox-like constitution and tireless music making for the staggering energy he musters while heading towards his 80th birthday.
