Sérgio Mendes may not have been the main originator of bossa nova – one of the most innovative musical movements of the 20th century – and he may not have been the most talented musician to come out ...

We know what an important role the church has played in the development and sound of jazz, so despite the music’s more venal connotations, a cathedral might not seem such an unlikely venue for a jazz ...

I first saw DFTC at the London Jazz Festival in 2018 and the band consisted of a mere nine members. I’ve seen them several ...

Is jazz intrinsically left-wing? Judging by the JJ inbox, it’s a question that many might think doesn’t need asking. It ...

As what passed for summer in the UK turns distinctly to autumn / the downpour season, the tide of jazz-related “product” ...

This two-CD set is a reissue of the original LP album, with most of CD2 containing 18 added  bonus tracks. For this ...

Almost a quarter of a century ago – it seems like only yesterday – I enjoyed a conversation with Joe Zawinul after a ...

The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions Vol. 2 (Candid Records CAN3346) Since 1991, the Mingus Big Band, formed as an ...

The Bronx-born singer who made her debut on UK label Whirlwind talks about her new album Portrait - the first she has been ...

George Benson with Gibson Johnny Smith c. 1976. Photo © WEA/JJ Archive The Gibson Johnny Smith that guitarist George Benson used to record his 1976 hit album Breezin ...

This year's seamlessly delivered North Yorks meeting was 'hugely enjoyable', with congratulations due to new festival director Mark Gordon as well as the stage crew and Spa staff Stormy weather and ...

One of the last survivors of the golden age of bebop – the 1950s – tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson died on Saturday, 21 September at home in Manhattan. He was 95 and had been ill for a ...