Don Weller – 19/12/1940 - 30/5/2020
- Monday, June 1, 2020
Peter Vacher pays tribute to the great British jazz tenor saxophonist who has died aged 79
News
Tin Men and the Telephone present the very first live interactive virtual show
- Monday, June 1, 2020
The pioneering Dutch ‘tech-jazz’ trio conclude their four-year UK residency with an innovative interactive online audio-visual feast
Tigran hears The Call Within - major new album set for release - first single 'Levitation 21' out now
- Thursday, May 28, 2020
The eagerly anticipated new album from the Armenian piano star is set for release in August
Reviews
Moses Boyd’s last blast at Electric Brixton in a pre-lockdown sign off
On the eve of the cessation of live gigs in the UK and across the world, Christine Hannigan caught a...
Sam Leak lights up Lescar Jazz livestream
The acclaimed pianist delivers a wide-ranging set live from his living room during lockdown
Fergus McCreadie, Rob Luft with Elena Duni and Georgia Cécile line-up for ‘Live Supreme’
Love Supreme are refusing to be crushed by the cruel April Fool’s trick that has confined us all to...
Features
Artists View All
Ella Fitzgerald
The best known and most popular jazz artist of all time, often referred to as The First...
Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling's baritone is capable of great power, and his approach to scat singing often...
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine became one of the key standard-bearers of British jazz in the ‘80s, and,...
Dave Holland
Bassist Dave Holland has played with everone from Miles Davis to Thelonious Monk in an...
Guides & Lists View All
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, June 2020
The best new albums reviewed in the June issue of Jazzwise, featuring Andre Canniere, Laila Biali,...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, May 2020
Our pick of the best new jazz albums reviewed in the May 2020 issue of Jazzwise, featuring Gary...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, April 2020
A hand-picked selection of some of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the April 2020...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, March 2020
A hand-picked selection of some of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the March 2020...
Jazz Instrument Reviews View All
Supro Blues King 12 Amplifier
An amp that really recreates the authentic electrified retro sounds of the 1950s and 1960s
Focusrite Scarlett 4i4/2i2 Third Generation USB Audio Interfaces
Focusrite’s compact audio interfaces are both affordable and high-quality
Trace Elliot Transit B Bass Pre-amp & Effects
This unit is compact and a great substitute when circumstances dictate going direct into the PA
Paiste Cymbal Traditional Light Ride & 2002 Extreme Crash
These two very different cymbals are recent additions to the Paiste catalogue, offering contrast and...
Five-Star Albums View All
Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto – Love, Love ★★★★★
Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto (tb), Patrick Gleeson, Bayete, Umbra Zindiko (ky), Hadley Caliman (ts, f,...
Duke Ellington – At the Cotton Club ★★★★★
Storyville Duke Ellington (p), Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams (t), Rex Stewart (cnt), Joe “Tricky...
Miles Davis – Tutu: Deluxe Edition ★★★★★
Warner Jazz CD1: Miles Davis (t) plus all additional instruments played by Marcus Miller together...
Herbie Hancock – Headhunters ★★★★★
Columbia/Legacy Herbie Hancock (kys), Harvey Mason (d), Paul Jackson (el b), Benny Maupin (ts, b...