Features

Makaya McCraven – Universal Language

Chicagoan Makaya McCraven draws on his eclectic upbringing and collaborations with artists such as Jeff Parker and Shabaka Hutchings to fuel his inspired sonic tapestries.

Yazz Ahmed - Urban Hymns

For adventurous trumpeter Yazz Ahmed music was the key to unlocking her identity as a half Bahraini, half English girl growing up in suburban South London.

Gwilym Simcock - Grand Master

Eight years on from his Mercury Prize-shortlisted ACT debut, pianist Gwilym Simcock returns with a second solo album for the label recorded at his home in Berlin.

Seamus Blake – Blake’s Heaven

Saxophonist Seamus Blake has forged a fearsome rep as a player’s player on his native New York soil, performing with a who’s who of contemporary jazz greats.

Michael Franks: free spirit

David Pearson looks at the career of Michael Franks, a songwriter who has always followed his own path If ever an artist deserved to be far better known in Britain, it is surely American jazz singer/songwriter Michael Franks.

The Bad Plus - Rebel Yell

Power trio The Bad Plus are still going strong after almost two decades, no mean feat for a contemporary jazz instrumental ensemble.

Vula Viel – Wild Wood

A tough initiation in Ghana prepared Bex Burch for the raw, off-kilter Afro-funk of her trio Vula Viel.

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