Jazzwize N° 169

Regulars

• p 4-10 : News
  London Jazz Festival club and freestage line up details... Jazz FM awards announced... Gregory Porter signs to Universal France... and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz
• p 12 : Covermount CD
  All the artist info and track details for this month’s fantastic covermount CD of exciting new French jazz
• p 16 : The Way It Is
  Jazz needs to head back to its rebellious roots, says Stuart Nicholson
• p 18-19 : Taking Off
  Dice Factory and Laura Jurd are the ones to watch
• p 36-50 : CD Reviews
  Over 90 CDs reviewed including Nat Birchall, José James, Lionel Loueke and many more
• p 52 : Books
• p 55 : The Player
  James Pearson on his favourite pianos and keyboards
• p 56 : Instruments
  All the latest instrument reviews and news
• 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 grab a free Basho Records CD
• p 66 : Letters
  Write in - have your say

Features

• p 20 : Jack DeJohnette
  The legendary master drummer looks back on his prolific career in his 70th birthday year
• p 24 : John McLaughlin
  Burning it up on his latest 4th Dimension album release, the guitar guru pulls no punches in a revealing interview prior to his LJF concert
• p 28 : Kurt Elling
  Multi-award winning US jazz singer takes a bold look at Broadway’s biggest song factory
• p 30 : Gareth Lockrane
  The UK’s leading jazz flautist delves into a rich vein of soul jazz for his latest album
• p 32 : Turning Point
  Bassist Steve Swallow on the album that changed his life
• p 34 : John Turville
  Rising star pianist brings classical and tango sounds together with exciting results