Jazzwize N° 160

Regulars

• p 4-6 : News
  Jazzwise to the Power of 15 Festival announced... all the early bookings for this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival... and all the latest news and gossip
• p 13 : The Way It Is
  The government needs to get a grip on funding, says Stuart Nicholson
• p 14 : Jazz On Film
  Mike Dibb’s latest documentary Playing Against Time
• p 16-17 : Taking Off
  Josh Arcoleo and Samúel Jón Samúelsson are the ones to watch
• p 34-50 : CD Reviews
  Over 100 CDs reviewed including albums by the Neil Cowley Trio, Robert Glasper, Matthew Bourne, Ahmad Jamal, Albert Ayier, Coleman Hawkins and many more
• p 52 : Books and DVDs
• p 55 : The Player
  Trumpeter Graeme Flowers 56 Instrument Reviews
• p 58-59 : Live Reviews
• p 60-62 : Gig Guide
  Your essential guide to the must-see gigs this month
• p 65 : Subscriptions
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• p 66 : Letters
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Features

• p 18 : Robert Glasper
  The influential pianist and keyboards player takes no prisoners with new album Black Radio, tackling soul and hip hop head on.
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
• p 22 : Trio Libero
  Andy Sheppard with Michel Benita and Seb Rochford make a splash with their debut for ECM
• p 26 : Tim Berne
  Chamber music that you could only dream of from the cutting edge Brooklynite
• p 28 : Neil Cowley Trio
  The Neil Cowley Trio (below) put on their crampons for new album The Face of Mount Molehill. It’s mountaineering for jazzers, Cowley tells Selwyn Harris
• p 30 : Ahmad Jamal
  An extraordinary return to form by the great Pittsburgian - exclusive interview
• p 33 : Turning Point
  Singer Gwyneth Herbert on the Janis lan album that changed her life