The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World
Not just another “greatest jazz albums” list of favourite recordings and biggest sellers but a fully annotated look at the albums that actually changed jazz and changed lives
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Jazz Albums That Shook The World: The 1970s
Our decade-by-decade exploration of The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World continues with the 1970s, a decade in which new musical revolutions seemed to transpire with every release. This is an ideal introduction to the best albums of the decade,...
Jazz Albums That Shook The World: The 1960s
The quantity and diversity of great jazz albums recorded in the 1960s means that any list of great albums that claims to be in any way 'definitive' is on very shaky ground. Nonetheless, the albums highlighted below are benchmarks in the history of...
Jazz Albums That Shook The World: The 1950s
If you are discovering jazz for the first time then you've just found the perfect place to start. And if you are a true aficionado then this list is sure to remind you of some albums that you will rush to rediscover. The 1950s saw the release of some...
The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
The votes are in! Featuring outstanding releases from Charles Lloyd, Pat Metheny, Gretchen Parlato, Georgia Mancio, Songs of Kemet, Jaimie Branch and many more...
Jack Kerouac and Jazz: “I want to be considered a jazz poet blowing a long blues in an afternoon jam session on Sunday”
Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' did for literature what Charlie Parker and John Coltrane did for jazz, whipping it up into brave new shapes and forms that challenged the norm and set a generation in motion, writes Keith Shadwick
The Jazzwise Guide to the EFG London Jazz Festival 2021
Interviews with many of the leading artists appearing at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival, including Archie Shepp, Kathrine Windfeld, Avishai Cohen, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more...
Cleveland Watkiss and Django Bates: The Art and Craft of Song
Two of the most critically acclaimed musicians from these shores, singer Cleveland Watkiss and pianist Django Bates, are about to collaborate, performing a duo concert as part of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Kevin Le Gendre discovers how...
Archie Shepp interview: “Freedom is something that has to be constantly monitored and watched”
Archie Shepp’s fruitful concert collaborations with pianist Jason Moran are now available for all to enjoy with the release of Let My People Go. Kevin Le Gendre speaks to the sax firebrand about the divisive political times in which the music has...
