In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Jazzwise

• FUTURE MOVERS
  Highlighting serious talent bubbling under the radar….
• Gregory Porter TAKES 5
  The Grammy Award-winning singer selects the five albums he can’t live without. But he admits it’s difficult, saying with a hearty laugh, “It’s really kind of a cruel question as I’m going through my record collection!”
• DUKE ELLINGTON THE REGAL REVOLUTIONARY
  In a special extended feature to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra, Stuart Nicholson reveals how the roots of this towering composer’s revolutionary approach to jazz extended far beyond the notes on the page; Nikki Iles, Gary Crosby, Gregory Porter and Guy Barker salute their hero, and Brian Priestley examines Duke’s pianistic prowess and recommends his 10 essential recordings
• “STREETS AHEAD OF ANYONE AT THE TIME”
  UK composer and bandleader NIKKI ILES discusses Duke’s enduring influence
• “GROOVE, FUNK, AVANT-GARDE, MODAL, SWING ALL OWE SO MUCH TO HIM”
  GARY CROSBY OBE, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Tomorrow’s Warriors describes what Ellington’s music means to him
• “ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING SOUNDS I HAD EVER HEARD!”
  Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader GUY BARKER recalls his own journey of discovery with Ellington’s music…
• PIANO MAN
  As a composer and bandleader, Ellington’s reputation is unassailable. But what about Duke as a pianist? Brian Priestley argues that the maestro was one of the most distinctive and important keysmen in the history of jazz
• The ESSENTIAL ELLINGTON
  The Ducal discography is vast – countless 78s and hundreds of albums. So how do you start? Our Ellington expert Brian Priestley is your guide… here he selects 10 crucial albums which should form the cornerstones of your collection
• A Sacred Sermon: The 'Lost' Ellington Interview
  In February 1967, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra played a sacred concert in Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge, to an audience of students and local jazz buffs. In attendance was Howard Gannaway, an undergraduate and photographer for the university newspaper, Varsity, and friend of fellow student and jazz fan, the now celebrated late singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Together with student reporter Roger Bowley, Gannaway interviewed and photographed Ellington; the piece was published in the 25 February 1967 issue of Varsity – but has not been seen since (and most of the pictures in this feature have never been published before). Below, Howard sets the scene – while on the opposite page, Duke speaks frankly on a wide range of topics from religious belief and psychedelia to blurring musical boundaries
• LET THE DRUMS SPEAK
  Putting percussion front and centre is key to the success of Balimaya Project, says the collective’s leader Yahael Camara Onono. Jane Cornwell wants to know more
• Albums: New Releases
  The UK’s most definitive review section – Jazz and beyond
• CHRIS BOTTI
  Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has worked with a who’s who of jazz, pop and rock stars including Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock to name but a few. David Gallant spoke to him about his life in music and the instruments he’s played over the years