Jazzwize N° 158

Regulars

• p 4-6 : News
  London Jazz Festival final line-up with Ornette now added... Julian Siegel and Brass Jaw dates... farewell to Graham Collier... and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz
• p 12 : The Way It Is
  The night club Café Society was a dream come true for Barney Josephson
• p 14 : Jazz On Film
  Silent film Louis with music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Wynton Marsalis is this month’s choice
• p 16-17 : Taking Off
  Singers Zara McFarlane and Josh Kyle are the ones to watch
• p 36-50 : CD Reviews
  Over 100 CDs reviewed including albums by Steve Coleman, Empirical, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and many more
• p 53 : Books and DVDs
• p 55 : The Player
  Nicolas Meier on his favourite guitars
• p 56 : Instrument Reviews
  All the latest instrument news and reviews
• p 58-59 : Live Reviews
• p 60-62 : Gig Guide
  Your essential guide to the must-see gigs this month
• p 64 : Subscriptions
  Save money and receive a fantasticfree Neil Cowley Trio album
• p 66 : Letters
  Write in-have your say

Features

• p 18 : Ornette Coleman
  The great innovator speaks to Kevin Le Gendre
• p 22 : Empirical
  Truth be told as Empirical (pictured below) return
• p 26 : Christian McBride
  The big band sessions
• p 28 : Dennis Rollins
  The trombone man returns to his jazz roots with new organ- flavoured album
• p 30 : Phil Robson
  The guitarist goes codecracking with Mark Turner
• p 32 : Abdullah Ibrahim
  The South African pianist gets spiritual with Marcus O’Dair
• p 34 : Something to trumpet about
  Buck to the future at the London Jazz Festival this month with the Buck Clayton Legacy Band