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

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’

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

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Deb Grant explores New Orleans via its much-loved annual festival
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
How Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow’s headliners

How Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow’s headliners
How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene

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

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’

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

Voices of Bishara takes British jazz in an innovative new direction
Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry

In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
