In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Jazzwise

• FUTURE MOVERS
  HIGHLIGHTING SERIOUS TALENT BUBBLING UNDER THE RADAR….
• EDDIE GRIPPER TAKES 5
  The pianist and composer selects the albums he can’t live without
• Charting the Jazz Message/May 2026
  The Jazzwise Chart
• JAZZIN’ TIME AT MELODY MAKER
  Former Melody Maker scribe Chris Welch relives his memories of those happy days when legendary jazz men as well as pop and rock stars popped into the music paper’s editorial office in search of tea, snacks and hopefully an in-depth interview. But what did Ornette Coleman make of corned beef sandwiches? Now read on…
• WILD WEST NIGHTS
  Three decades on, Cheltenham Jazz Festival continues to grow, evolving to reach a wider audience while celebrating jazz in all its forms. Tony Benjamin spoke to programmers Ian George and Alex Carr about balancing creativity and commerciality – and their plans for marking 30 years of getting it right…
• From Death Metal To Django
  A chance meeting with gypsy jazz guitar legend Gary Potter was to change budding metalhead six-stringer Will Barnes’ music forever. Peter Jones discovers how this unconventional career path has now led to his impressive nature-inspired album Outside The Light
• Jazz With A Capital K
  As the return of K-pop stars BTS makes headlines around the world, a prodigiously talented young band, SM Jazz Trio, are taking the music into a new realm of jazz sophistication. Adam Davidson caught up with band in their native Seoul to find out more
• APPETITE FOR DECONSTRUCTION
  When Miles Davis and his Second Great Quintet took the stage at Chicago’s Plugged Nickel in December 1965, no one realised they were witnessing some of the finest work of the trumpeter’s career. Stuart Nicholson explains why these landmark sessions deconstructed jazz standards with a freedom and creativity that remain breathtaking today and looks at where Miles turned next
• Symphony in Blue
  Trumpeter and arranger Guy Barker is transforming Miles Davis’s iconic album Kind of Blue into a symphonic spectacular for Cheltenham Jazz Festival, celebrating what would have been the jazz legend’s 100th birthday. Alyn Shipton joins Guy behind the scenes to explore how this mostly improvised masterpiece is reborn as sweeping, cinematic music
• Much Ado, About Kind of Blue
  Trumpeter Jay Phelps and actor Benjamin Akintuyosi have brought the story of how Miles Davis created Kind of Blue to the stage, in a tour-de-force theatre production simply titled, Miles. Kevin Le Gendre caught up with the London based Canadian horn player-turned actor, to discover how Davis channeled the complexities of life into his masterpiece of simplicity and refinement
• “Dear Miles…”
  Mercury-nominated for her 2025 album Weirdo, trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray is now reinterpreting key tracks from Miles Davis’s back catalogue as a love letter to his singular vision. Ahead of her appearance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, she tells Jane Cornwell why she sees so much of herself in his music
• VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!
  With Cuba currently undergoing the hardest ‘maximum pressure’ economic embargo by the USA under the Trump regime, with energy supply severely cut and the country in darkness for much of the time, Jane Cornwell talks to Roberto Fonseca and other Cuban musicians about how their lives are affected and the healing power of the country’s music.
• THE BIG SCORE
  Trombonist and arranger Callum Au is as likely to be playing in a high-end horn section as he is working on a movie score. Yet his new big band album project Sing Seven Seas – which gets its live premiere this month at Kings Place – is the most emphatic, and epic, demonstration of his musical vision yet as Eddie Myer finds out…
• TURNING POINT
  The saxophonist and bandleader Kevin Figes explains to Brian Glasser why it’s a classic John Coltrane album that took his musical world in a new direction
• Albums: New Releases
  Our vinyl, CD and download reviews – Jazz and beyond
• Instrument News & Reviews
  David Gallant rounds up some must have percussion, some retro flavoured guitar pedals, a swanky signature snare and some top-notch sax reeds
• MITCH DALTON
  The in-demand jazz and session guitarist – whose credits include Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Melody Gardot and Robbie Williams – spoke to David Gallant about his journey into music and the gear he’s used over the years
• Gig Guide May 26
  Rosie Hanley previews the must-see gigs and concerts. Send future listings to roseanne.hanley@gmail.com Listings are free, but due to space restrictions cannot be guaranteed to appear – expanded listings can be found at www.jazzwise.com/gig-guide. To advertise your event, contact Ros McRae on ros@jazzwise.com
• Airshots
  May 26 Radio