Jazzwise

Aktuelle Ausgabe 010/2026 vom 29.09.2026

Erscheinungsweise: monatlich

Die nächste Ausgabe erscheint am 27.10.2026.

Inhalt der Ausgabe 010/2026:

Heart, Soul And Hope
UK five piece Ezra Collective have been a huge success, supersizing their once‑intimate shows to play in stadiums of thousands, scooping the first ever Mercury Music Prize win for a jazz artist as well as a Brit Award. Yet beneath the surface of all this uncharted territory lies a deeper story, which, as Nick Hasted discovers in conversation with the group’s drummer/leader Femi Koleoso and other band members, has its roots in the very fabric of Black British culture

DELAYED GRATIFICATION
From working with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Sphere to developing his own distinctive approach to improvisation, pianist Kenny Barron has worked in the highest echelons of jazz for the last six decades. As he reflects on this lifetime of music-making, Barron explains to Stuart Nicholson why silence, space and patience are just as important as the notes themselves

SUBTERRANEAN SWINGERS!
As a cornerstone of the London jazz scene for the last half century, the 606 Club in Chelsea has nurtured and supported several generations of top British jazz musicians. Andy Robson spoke with its indefatigable manager (and fine flautist) Steve Rubie in its stylish basement locale to discuss how the power of community and friendship has fuelled their 50 years as one of the capital’s most cherished live venues

PLAYING WITH TIME
On her stunning new orchestral album, Cécile McLorin Salvant reimagines show tunes and torch songs as meditations on time. Ahead of her performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the EFG London Jazz Festival next month, she tells Peter Quinn how grief, memory and the passing of years has reshaped her understanding of every lyric

(JAZZ) LOUNGING IN LISBON
Martin Longley discovers a partially hidden new-ish jazz joint, the Távola Jazz Club, in Lisbon, Portugal. And it’s not in a basement…