Video of the Day: Joshua Jaswon Octet share Silent Sea Album Preview
- Friday, September 25, 2020
The Berlin-based saxophonist previews the music and inspirations behind his new album
News
Final Dave Brubeck studio album Verve released as news of Time Out vaults opening breaks
- Friday, September 25, 2020
The iconic pianist's final studio recording is a solo set of heartfelt songs for all ages
EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 Full Programme Announced for Live and Online Edition
- Thursday, September 24, 2020
The capital’s biggest live music event returns in a hybrid edition bringing converts in venues and livestreamed shows together for the first time
Reviews
Backyard Bones Breaks Arrest Lockdown Agonies At Police HQ
Trombone-heavy unit slide into gear at The Warren in Hayes, Kent
Pianist Anja Lauvdal and Nils Petter Molvær make for triumphant Punkt 2020
The state-of-the art Norwegian remix festival was in its prime in spite of ‘keeping it local’ with...
Tallinn Music Week takes flight in spite of Covid-19
The exciting Estonian jazz showcase packs in the local talent including emerging bass name Mingo...
Features
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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...
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Guides & Lists View All
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, October 2020
Featuring outstanding new albums from Django Bates & Norrbotten Big Band, Fini Bearman, James...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, September 2020
Featuring new releases from Nubya Garcia, Pasquale Grasso, Tigran Hamasyan, Jazz at Lincoln Center...
The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World
Not just another “greatest jazz albums” list of favourite recordings and biggest sellers but a fully...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, August 2020
Outstanding new albums and reissues from Rudresh Mahanthappa, Zara McFarlane, William Parker, Maria...
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...