The BBC sought to poll their listeners to celebrate the greatest jazz artists ever. Based on a shortlist from jazz presenters, here’s the result. To celebrate the EFG London Jazz Festival ...

Think of the most lurid, squiggly fusion, or the blare of a thoroughly unsubtle big band record ... same is true of jazz. People will play the most ridiculous, over-the-top shit with a totally ...

This debut release from his agile top-tier trio with the double bassist Derek Whyte and the drummer Matthew Jacobson focuses more on Hackett’s heartland jazz enthusiasms. Over 11 strong and ...

The best jazz musicians ever are among the most talented musicians ... Carter became an omnipresent figure of the US session scene, appearing on records by artists as varied as Antonio Carlos ...

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experimented within and outside jazz. Best of all, some of the more avant-garde musicians seemed to find value in sculpting their music like a potter with clay, trimming away the excess, shaping a ...

If you had to pick the best player in NBA history that no one ever really ... and steals record could very well outlive us all, so we'll give the nod to Stockton on the greatest Jazz players ...

His remarkable playing on this chamber jazz record is a perfect example of his ... but the televised version is equally good) puts her in her preferred setting: a jam session with her swing ...

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However, jazz was on its way out by the time Colman was just starting to make his way in, and as he would say about show business, “Timing is everything.” In 1964, Colman’s first record was ...

And other jazz and blues devotees remain across the city. Here are our picks for the best jazz and blues clubs ... just across the street from Wax Trax Records, Hudson Hill offers high-quality ...