Women In Jazz Interview
We speak to the dynamic duo who are addressing the gender imbalance in jazz in practical and positive ways
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Jazz on Film: Young Man with a Horn
Loosely inspired by the life of Bix Beiderbecke, Young Man with a Horn, featuring Kirk Douglas, Doris Day and Lauren Bacall, serves up more than its fair share of clichés but, says Selwyn Harris, it also exhibits plenty of redeeming features,...
Review: Miles Davis biopic, Birth of the Cool
Selwyn Harris assesses Birth of the Cool, the latest big-screen attempt to capture the myth of Miles Davis on film
Natacha Atlas: "It all began with Miles... the one that changed my musical direction was Kind of Blue"
Vocalist Natacha Atlas talks about the album that changed her life, Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue
Jazz on Film: A Streetcar Named Desire
Ahead of its time and widely admired when it first came out, the music for 1950s film A Streetcar Named Desire captures beautifully the essence of the steamy ambience of New Orleans, says Selwyn Harris
Yelfris Valdés: “From a very young age I was always told that music was born in me”
Cuban-born trumpeter Yelfris Valdés has followed collaborations with everyone from Moses Boyd to Madonna with the release of his pulsating debut album, For The Ones. Jane Cornwell spoke with him about cultural cross-pollination and recontextualising...
Andy Davies: "I want that sports crowd rowdiness of people enjoying themselves"
“I love to play Thelonious Monk, while creating a football crowd atmosphere...”, says Andy Davies. In a backroom of The Piano Bar members’ club in Soho, the Welsh trumpeter spoke to Jazzwise about his modus operandi – a format fine-tuned over the 11...
The Pat Metheny Group: Essential Recordings
Pat Metheny is the cover star of the February 2020 issue of Jazzwise magazine. In a fascinating interview the guitarist opens up about his new album, From This Place. Here's a look back at some of the finest Pat Metheny Group albums
Bill Frisell interview: “I hear a song and have to ask myself if it’s remembered or new”
Bill Frisell’s latest album, HARMONY, is the first outing under his own name for the legendary Blue Note label. Alyn Shipton spoke to the influential guitarist about the origins and evolution of this song-heavy project, which features the vocal...