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 […]
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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 […]
September 14: Eight weeks at No. 1 for Emmet Cohen
At No. 1 for a eighth consecutive week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Emmet Cohen Universal Truth (Mack Avenue). Tied for most added (+16) are Dan Siegel Resolution (Seal Stone) […]
‘When there’s joy, there’s room for hope’: Eberechi Eze, Leona Lewis, and Yinka Ilori in conversation with Ezra Collective
Bandleader Femi Koleoso brings together the England and Arsenal star, the musician and the artist to discuss adversity, creativity and Black British culture • ‘On the other side of pain […]
‘I show how energetic it can be’: the photographer capturing Britain’s golden age of jazz
Temi Adegbayibi started out taking pictures of the Ezra Collective and other British musicians as a hobby, then found his work exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall. He discusses Black […]
September 7: Emmet Cohen is No. 1 a seventh week
At No. 1 for a seventh straight week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Emmet Cohen Universal Truth (Mack Avenue). Most added (+17) is Jalen Baker Repaved (Cellar Live). Biggest mover […]
Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies aged 70
Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singer Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was […]