Hermeto Pascoal interview: “Our bodies are resonating, we humans are a source of sound”
Now aged 85, legendary Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal’s energy remains undimmed. Kevin Le Gendre spoke to him…
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Mike Westbrook interview: “You have to adapt to situations ... you have to find something that works NOW!”
Stuart Nicholson speaks to the still-energetic 85-year-old Mike Westbrook about his poetic past, present and future
Rouhangeze Baichoo interview: “Your values and work will speak for itself”
The Jazz FM presenter and jazz vocalist is exploring a huge range of music both on stage and on the air – she spoke to Mike Flynn about her multifaceted career to date
Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Way Out West
Alyn Shipton looks back at quarter-century of one of the biggest events in the UK jazz calendar – the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and discusses its success with programmer David Gaydon
Courtney Pine interview: “Even this Covid thing cannot stop us musicians trying to create and represent who we are as human beings”
The legendary British saxophonist Courtney Pine looks back on a career packed with countless musical and personal milestones
Melissa Aldana: “It’s about asking: ‘who am I, as a female from South America?’”
A big tarot fan, Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana identifies with the romantically-inclined Empress card. Hugh Morris, impressed with her latest album 12 Stars, which marks her debut for the Blue Note label, thinks she might be on to something…
Women In Jazz: The Artists You Need To Know
Jazzwise has gathered together interviews with some of trailblazing artists we’ve featured in the magazine in recent years including Maria Schneider, Nubya Garcia, Liane Carroll, Terri Lyne Carrington and many more. Every one of these musicians has...
Emma Rawicz: compose me a rainbow
The ability to ‘see music in colour’ or ‘see colour in sound’ has a long history among performers and composers. Hugh Morris meets young saxophonist Emma Rawicz, the latest in a distinguished line of jazz synaesthetes
“I sang the whole song in the shower, and then frantically I rushed to find a recording device” | Cécile McLorin Salvant: Mischief and Magic
Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the music’s great communicators. Kevin Le Gendre met her to discuss her album Ghost Song and found the singer in a garrulous but thoughtful mood