London's burgeoning new breed of genre-blind, rhythmically direct jazz musicians has been attracting youthful, multi-cultural audiences not seen in the UK for a generation, pioneering a radical and overdue shift in perception.
US-born drummer and teacher Jeff Williams has just released his latest long-player, the propulsive Lifelike, with a stellar band brimming with prime UK players, including Kit Downes and Josh Arcoleo.
When the MV Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in June 1948, more than 30 singers, musicians and entertainers were on board.
London's burgeoning new breed of genre-blind, rhythmically direct jazz musicians has been attracting youthful, multi-cultural audiences not seen in the UK for a generation, pioneering a radical and overdue shift in perception.
The unexpected news of the existence of an unreleased John Coltrane studio session, now issued as Both Directions at Once – The Lost Album, is sure to get the jazz world's pulse racing.
Following his critically acclaimed triple-album, 2015's The Epic, LA saxophonist Kamasi Washington has circumnavigated the globe with a seemingly endless series of concerts that have cemented his reputation as the go-to spiritual jazz beacon for a younger generation of devotees.
Back with their second album, Wonder Trail, Mercury-nominated quartet Dinosaur unveil a feistily expansive new sound embracing gritty jazz-rock, fuzzy funk and folk, all fuelled by an arsenal of analogue synths.
Over the past decade New York guitarist Mary Halvorson has followed her mentor Anthony Braxton on a voyage of eclectic discovery, her music taking in avant-jazz, hardcore improv and abstract rockist moves, while her latest project, Code Girl, sees her pursue her passion for skewed song-forms.
One of the most consistently creative musicians of his generation, alto saxophonist Martin Speake has proved his longevity during a prolific three-decade career.
Kay Shackelford introduces a bold new force on the jazz drumming scene: Jonathan Barber When listening to Jonathan Barber, there’s an earful of innovative and thoughtful rhythmic execution that causes pause.
