Jazzwize N° 152

Regulars

• p 4-6 : News
  Cheltenham Jazz Fest Fringe bookings... Brecon and Glasgow unveil early bookings... The Impossible Gentlemen debut.. and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz
• p 12 : The Way It Is
• p 16-17 : Taking Off
  Laura Cole and Gregory Porter are the ones to watch
• p 34 : Turning Point
  Guitarist Deirdre Cartwright on the album that changed her life
• p 36-50 : CD Reviews
• p 52 : Books & DVDs
• p 55 : The Player
  Evan Parker on his favourite saxes
• p 56 : Instrument Reviews
  All the latest instrument reviews and news
• p 58-59 : Live Reviews
• p 60-62 : Gig Guide
  Your esseritial guide to this month’s must-see aigs
• p 64 : Subscriptions
  Save money and grab a fantastic free Concord Records CD
• p 66 : Letters
  Write in-have your say

Features

• p 8 : Chris Barber
  Sixty years in the business this year Chris Barber talks to Andy Robson
• p 18 : Tommy Smith
  A major force for change on the Scottish jazz scene, Tommy Smith returns this month with a brand new jazz-rock and folk- focused band
• p 22 : Norwegian Focus
  This month’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival puts Norway centre stage. Stuart Nicholson talks to some of the leading performers taking part
• p 26 : Miles Davis
  Twenty-five years after the release of Tutu, Jazzwise looks back to the influential album and talks to producer Marcus Miller about its making, while we unearth an unpublished interview with Miles himself
• p 32 : Joshua Redman
  The influential saxophonist debuts his new group James Farm (below) and gives Robert Shore the inside track