Introducing the September 2020 issue of Jazzwise, featuring Nubya Garcia
- Thursday, August 13, 2020
The September issue of Jazzwise features interviews with Nubya Garcia, Zara McFarlane, Tigran Hamasyan, Charles Tolliver and Regina Carter
News
Binker Golding, Steam Down and Jas Kayser for livestreamed Jazz Re:fest
- Thursday, August 6, 2020
The popular UK jazz talent showcase event moves online for a digital edition on the August Bank Holiday weekend
John Coltrane’s Giant Steps gets remastered deluxe 60th anniversary 2LP & 2CD edition
- Thursday, August 6, 2020
The epoch-defining album gets a special release to mark its 60th birthday this year
Reviews
Review: Shabaka Hutchings & Stop the War Present A Composition in Memory of the Victims of Hiroshima
A special performance, live streamed on 6th August 2020 from the Total Refreshment Centre, London
Live jazz is back in Lisbon: Jazz 2020 @ Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Portuguese artists shine at this socially-distanced jazz fest
Sligo Jazz Project – Virtually!
The popular Irish jazz summer school fired up a bevy international names for its unique online...
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...
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Guides & Lists View All
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...
The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, July 2020
Outstanding new albums from Ambrose Akinmusire, Michael Olatuja, Jaga Jazzist, Andrew McCormack,...
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...