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‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
Music

‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London

The Hammond organ pioneer is to be given his dues in a new documentary

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Music

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years

Recent years have seen British soul-funk greats Cymnade achieve the recognition they richly deserve. Their new album should continue their winning streak

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
My Big Year

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’

This year saw Ezra Collective win the Mercury Music Prize, but Ife Ogunjobi is already looking forward

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Music

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Music

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

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Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
Music

Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm

Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
Glasgow International Jazz Festival

Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town

How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool
Music

How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool

Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community
Music

Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane
Music

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’
Music

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
Music

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Music

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Bex Burch: Jazz musician compares building her own xylophone with Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm
Jazz

Bex Burch: Jazz musician compares building her own xylophone with Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm

Pharoah Sanders – discovering an elusive jazz gem
Jazz

Pharoah Sanders – discovering an elusive jazz gem

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene
Interview

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days
Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days

Sam Delaney: ‘I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more’
Opinion

Sam Delaney: ‘I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more’

Voices of Bishara takes British jazz in an innovative new direction
interview

Voices of Bishara takes British jazz in an innovative new direction

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Music

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths

Books about jazz you need to read
Books

Books about jazz you need to read

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Plunderphonia: reinventing legends for modern ears
Music

Plunderphonia: reinventing legends for modern ears

Charles Mingus: The angry man of jazz
Jazz

Charles Mingus: The angry man of jazz

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
Anne Frankenstein

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music

In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
Music

In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry