The death is reported of pianist, composer and bandleader Mike Westbrook, aged 90. His manager, Peter Conway, today issued ...

At The Jazz Showcase A previously unissued recording by enigmatic pianist and composer Mal Waldron (1925-2003). It was ...

Mazurka In Jazz House of the Black Gardenia is a nonet that delivers hot vintage swing with a contemporary edge. Its founder ...

Landings Ingrid Jensen is a Canadian trumpet player much admired in North America as a prime mover of the all-female jazz ...

Gospel Music The latest album from vibraharpist Joel Ross is described in the publicity as a “sonic interpretation of the ...

Hace 40 años, Simon Adams estaba de acuerdo en que el diablo tiene todas las mejores melodías y felicitó a Puente por haber ...

Luca Bragalini examines the non-musical, political inspirations behind Ellington's extended works as well as analysing the musical import of extracts from his scores This newly translated edition has ...

Mutima Bassist Cecil McBee racked up numerous dates as an in-demand sideman to everyone from Chico Freeman and Andrew Hill to Pharoah Sanders and Elvin Jones, but only recorded eight albums as leader, ...

Bill Nelson at the Duke Of Cumberland, 2004. Photo by Martin Bostock, courtesy billnelson.com Guitarist, singer and composer Bill Nelson’s career began with Be Bop Deluxe, the rock group he led in the ...

Love Dance For me Woody Shaw will always embody the culmination of a trumpet lineage that starts with Dizzy Gillespie and ...