The best new jazz albums: Editor's Choice, February 2020
A hand-picked selection of some of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the February 2020 issue of Jazzwise
Guides & Lists
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, changed lives and brought the music kicking and screaming into the 21st century
Rising jazz artists: who to look out for in 2020
It’s that time again when we ask our crack team of writers, assorted taste-makers and trend-spotters to gaze into their crystal balls and divine the names set to shine in the year ahead
A Beginner's Guide to the New Jazz Generation
The UK’s new jazz scene has had another barnstorming year with the likes of Cassie Kinoshi’s SEED Ensemble receiving a Mercury Prize nomination and all-star seven piece Nérija making waves with their appearance on Later… with Jools Holland, and with...
Editor's Choice Albums: December 2019 / January 2020
Our pick of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the December 2019 issue of Jazzwise. Featuring Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek, Krokofant, Bill Bruford, e.s.t and Charles Lloyd
Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2019
The ultimate guide to the year's best new jazz albums as voted for by Jazzwise's peerless panel of reviewers – including the complete original Jazzwise reviews
Jazzwise Editor's Choice Albums: November 2019
Our pick of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the November 2019 issue of Jazzwise. Featuring John Coltrane, Yazz Ahmed, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lee Morgan, Enrico Rava and Joe Lovano
Thelonious Monk: essential recordings
A completely unique pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk was born 102 years ago, in October 1917.
Jazzwise Editor's Choice Albums: October 2019
Our pick of the best new releases and reissues reviewed in the October 2019 issue of Jazzwise. Featuring O’Higgins & Luft, Matana Roberts, Rebecca Nash/Atlas, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Enrico Rava
The story of jazz: the early years, part 2 (1922-32)
From the wild, small-group jazz of Jelly Roll Morton and Bud Freeman to the birth of big bands and the arrival of Duke Ellington