August 3: Two weeks at No. 1 for Emmet Cohen
At No. 1 for a second week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart and most reported (41 stations) is Emmet Cohen Universal Truth (Mack Avenue). Most added (+15) is Cindy Blackman […]
Month: July 2026
‘Give respect to Africa and the bush people’: Mulatu Astatke on pioneering Ethio-jazz and honouring his roots
The multi-instrumentalist faced resistance when he premiered his sound in the 60s but audiences have fallen in love with it since. Now aged 82, he’s still finding new directions – […]
Plas Johnson obituary
Celebrated saxophonist in demand for session work and film soundtracks who was famous for his stylistic and technical versatility As a first-call session musician in the Hollywood studios, the saxophonist […]
July 27: Emmet Cohen is No. 1
At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Emmet Cohen Universal Truth (Mack Avenue). Most added (+20) is Elias Haslanger Legacy (Bandstand Presents). Highest debut (No. 19) and biggest […]
Saxophonist Plas Johnson, known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme, dies aged 94
Jazz saxophonist – who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more – died in Los Angeles, reports say The US jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, best known for his […]
Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
(Enodoc)The emotive lyricist and surefooted improvisor sounds lustrous in a 1990 recording featuring an exquisite I Loves You, Porgy When Norma Winstone, the peerless English vocalist and lyricist, reached 80 […]
July 20: Fourth week at No. 1 for Arturo Sandoval
At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a fourth consecutive week is Arturo Sandoval Sangú (TM). Most added (+29) is Joey Alexander Celestial Keeper (Mack Avenue). Highest debut […]
‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole
After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more […]
‘We’ve had moments of devastating pain’: jazz icons Ezra Collective on their new album – and why we can’t rely on the government
Speaking at a Guardian Live event at Love Supreme festival, the band tell us about lessons with Tony Allen, mayhem in Lagos and why musicians should be ‘pillars of the […]
Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250
From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still image The United […]