In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Jazzwise

• News
  Andy Sheppard Trio, Goldie’s ‘Dare To Dream’, Gerald Clayton Trio and Giannouli/Molvær Duo added to EFG London Jazz Festival 2026
• INCOMING!
  – SCORCHING NEW RELEASES LEGGING IT INTO THE JAZZWISE INBOX…
• NATALIE WILLIAMS TAKES 5
  The singer and songwriter selects the albums she can't live without
• THE BALTIC HOUSE THAT JAZZ BUILT…
  This month Martin Longley reports back from a burgeoning jazz outpost in northern Europe – the M/Darbnīca (House Of Jazz), in Riga, Latvia – where he finds out how this small venue is already attracting big names
• French Vibes, Global Vision
  French-born vibraphonist Simon Moullier, now based in New York, has just released his superb sixth album Ceiba. He talks to Peter Jones about simplifying his music, his drumming past, and the mentors who shaped him
• Dream Weaver
  Guitarist Julien Durand’s band Dreamscapes have forged a distinctive sound that blends post-rock fusion, jazz and Brazilian experimental pop. As his new album Tales of a Wanderer is released, he tells Eddie Myer why he’s turning his back on streaming services, embracing improvisation – and learning to stay up past 3am with a Brazilian legend
• STILL CHASING THE URGE WITHIN
  As he prepares to headline the Love Supreme Jazz Festival this summer, saxophonist Courtney Pine reflects on four decades of reshaping British jazz – from gatecrashing Ronnie Scott’s as a teenager to fusing reggae, hip-hop and “dark matter” frequencies that move audiences. Jane Cornwell spoke to the multi-reed master about the importance of community music and his enduring onward journey
• FAITH AND Freedom
  Boundary-pushing collective Empirical return alongside the other two Empiricists on a Zoom video call. with their seventh album, Like Lambs: to the Slaughter, with the core trio of Nathaniel Facey, Tom Farmer and Shane Forbes joined by pianist Ivo Neame and guitarist David Preston. They tell Selwyn Harris how their intense, quasi-biblical suite explores the concepts of independent thought versus blind obedience and their collective faith in music
• Eddie Tan Tan, His Trumpet, And Joy From Jamaica
  Val Wilmer celebrates the life of Jamaican trumpeter Eddie ‘Tan Tan’ Thornton, Caribbean musicians in 1950s Britain, and their strategies for survival
• TURNING POINT
  Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin tells Brian Glasser it’s a gem from Kenny Garrett’s back catalogue that changed her musical life
• An Ode To Joe
  A gentle giant of the saxophone, Joe Henderson remains a somewhat undersung figure in the pantheon of horn heroes. With a newly issued live recording, Consonance (Resonance Records), providing a timely reminder of his sheer creative firepower, Stuart Nicholson rewinds the clock to a 1990s Parisian rendezvous with the tenorist himself to discuss his then late career resurgence and the earlier years that had seen him duel with Trane, turn down Miles, and record a series of classic albums for Blue Note
• Albums: New Releases
  Our vinyl, CD and download reviews – Jazz and beyond
• Instrument News & Reviews
  This month David Gallant checks out a mini bass with a big sound, some finger-friendly electric strings, the latest synthetic reeds, and a handy guitar tool kit
• John Goldsby
  The revered double bassist spoke to David Gallant about his 30-year association with Germany’s WDR Big Band and his favourite gear over the years