King Crimson and tech-death titans such as Cynic and Atheist meet in the carousel of nightmares conjured by Simulacrum, the eviscerating triumvirate of guitarist Matt Hollenberg, organist John Medeski and drummer Kenny Grohowski.
Canadian pianist Ron Davis (above left) has enlisted the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra's drummer, Alyn Cosker and award-winning singer, violinist and BBC Radio Scotland jazz presenter Seonaid Aitken (above right) for his band SymphRONica's latest visit to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August ahead of a new album release.
If Valletta's sun-baked limestone is a constant reminder of Malta's ancient history, then its jazz festival, much like some of its forward-thinking contemporary architecture, is a strong indication of its cultural ambitions, perhaps amplified this year by the city's status as Europe's 2018 Capital of Culture.
In 2002, the Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko provided an answer to a question jazz fans had been debating since 1959: what album do you play after Miles Davis' Kind of Blue? Davis' album is so powerful it blots out the memory of anything played before and diminishes anything played after it.
They say that writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
Canadians are patronisingly characterised in the US as 'over-polite' but one wouldn't wish to encounter a Quebecois on the hockey ice.
Iconic saxophonist Wayne Shorter is set to make a dramatic return with his epic new triple album, Emanon (or 'no name' spelt backwards), accompanied by a self-penned graphic novel, illustrated by renowned artist Randy DuBurke and co-written with Monica Sly.
Day-trippers pour out of the trains in their hundreds, heading straight for sand and sea in the endless sun.
The south coast's premier experimental music symposium – the Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival – makes a welcome return with its third iteration taking place throughout October 2018.
Electronica jazz trio Szun Waves release their second album, New Hymn To Freedom (Leaf Label), on 31 August.
