Gilad Atzmon The Israeli-born, UK-resident reedman, composer and writer has a spring tour three times the length of those of most of his peers. How does he do it - and without patronage?
Profiles Saxophonist, composer and all-round animateur Bob Belden insists jazz must retain its dance quality if it is to swing; British saxophonist Tori Freestone brings exposure to jazz from Eddie Lang to Keith Jarrett to bear on her lyrical contemporary style
Readers' Poll 2012 Trumping the crits - or not? Among their ranking issues of last year: Mulligan, Getz, Wheeler, Gibbs (Mike), Barnesy (Alan), Jarrett and Teschemacher
Bennie Green Gordon Jack paints a portrait of a trombone player whose "velvet sound and relaxed delivery was infectious and totally different to the bebop masters of the day"
Beverly Kenney Derek Ansell remembers the gifted but tragic singer, recently revived on Fresh Sound, whom Nat Hentoff thought the best since Sarah Vaughan
Books/DVD Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History (+ a chance to WIN a copy); Big Easy Big Bands; Pepper Adams' Joy Road;The Saxophone. DVD: Chris Barber, Isle Of Wight
Record reviews Over 30 recent releases assessed, including Animation, Han Bennink, Cloudmakers, Alexis Cole, Dagda Quartet, Joey DeFrancesco, Ernest Dawkins, Kevin Eubanks, Bryan Ferry, Mick Foster, Iverson / Street / Heath, Barb Jungr, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Courtney Pine and Tribal Tech, plus reviews of a host of reissues. See the whole list.
February 2013 contents in full
Profiles Saxophonist, composer and all-round animateur Bob Belden insists jazz must retain its dance quality if it is to swing; British saxophonist Tori Freestone brings exposure to jazz from Eddie Lang to Keith Jarrett to bear on her lyrical contemporary style
Readers' Poll 2012 Trumping the crits - or not? Among their ranking issues of last year: Mulligan, Getz, Wheeler, Gibbs (Mike), Barnesy (Alan), Jarrett and Teschemacher
Bennie Green Gordon Jack paints a portrait of a trombone player whose "velvet sound and relaxed delivery was infectious and totally different to the bebop masters of the day"
Beverly Kenney Derek Ansell remembers the gifted but tragic singer, recently revived on Fresh Sound, whom Nat Hentoff thought the best since Sarah Vaughan
Books/DVD Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History (+ a chance to WIN a copy); Big Easy Big Bands; Pepper Adams' Joy Road;The Saxophone. DVD: Chris Barber, Isle Of Wight
Record reviews Over 30 recent releases assessed, including Animation, Han Bennink, Cloudmakers, Alexis Cole, Dagda Quartet, Joey DeFrancesco, Ernest Dawkins, Kevin Eubanks, Bryan Ferry, Mick Foster, Iverson / Street / Heath, Barb Jungr, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Courtney Pine and Tribal Tech, plus reviews of a host of reissues. See the whole list.
February 2013 contents in full
