Billie Holiday’s hit was the fruit of another | Brief letters
Abel Meeropol | Streaming cold | Davey’s navy | The knock-on effect | Preordering Dr Richard J Goy (Letters, 23 September) mentions Billie Holiday, and asks “Who would dare to […]
Month: September 2026
Arts Council England doesn’t need ‘swagger’, it needs reform | Letter
Reader Chris Hodgkins proposes a dual‑pillar system that safeguards national institutions while establishing a dedicated body for grassroots arts and music The interview with the new chair of Arts Council […]
September 28: Joey Alexander repeats at No. 1
At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a second week is Joey Alexander Celestial Keeper (Mack Avenue). Most added (+18) is Azar Lawrence Turn Up The Music (Trazar). Biggest […]
It’s going to be a blast: why 100 tubas are heading for a garden in Haddington
Faced with a new concert venue – a vast and beautiful walled garden – John Harris and the Lammermuir festival had to decide how to fill it with sound. Anthony […]
September 21: Joey Alexander is No. 1
At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Joey Alexander Celestial Keeper (Mack Avenue). Most added (+20) is Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves Dedicated To You (Blue Note). Biggest […]
Cassandra Wilson obituary
American jazz singer and songwriter who was inspired by the Delta blues and gospel sounds of her Mississippi childhood Cassandra Wilson, the double Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and songwriter who has […]
Elkie Brooks looks back: ‘Before I went on stage I used to drink Guinness and a few shots of brandy’
The singer-songwriter on her rock’n’roll past, playing second fiddle to the Beatles, and the key to being an energetic performer in your 80s Born Elaine Bookbinder in Salford in 1945, […]
100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?
The sax star turned his back on fame to embrace free jazz. Caught on a tape machine hidden in an overcoat, newly revealed recordings show how he did it In […]
Gretchen Parlato: The Wise Ones review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
(Edition)With guests including Robert Glasper, Parlato turns her immaculate phrasing to soft funk, dancefloor numbers and interpretations of Stevie Wonder and Tears for Fears Hearing Gretchen Parlato’s spellbinding version of […]
Lucas Debargue: Gershwin Variations album review – freshness and flair
(Sony)Alongside supple and distinctive accounts of Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto and Preludes, the French pianist showcases his jazz chops in reinterpretations of Gershwin’s timeless songs Ever since […]