Jazzwise

Welcome to the UK’s biggest selling jazz monthly. Jazzwise has been at the heart of the global jazz scene since the magazine’s launch in 1997, changing the way jazz publications look and think for the last two decades, with a stunning editorial and design package that reaches out worldwide to both the new jazz audience and established fans – qualities that have led to it winning Jazz Publication of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Awards and the Jazz FM Awards.

Jazzwise

Blue Note Jazz Club London opens with stellar line-up of Robert Glasper, Nubya Garcia and Richard Bona

Mega Soft Machine Box Set 1970–74 for 30 October release

Editor’s Note

Bill Bruford joins the Group Chat with fusioneers Pete Roth Trio for new album and mega-tour run

Torbay Jazz Festival Reschedules to February 2027

INCOMING!– SCORCHING NEW RELEASES LEGGING IT INTO THE JAZZWISE INBOX…

Larry Fuller Trio tours Europe for Ray Brown centenary

FUTURE MOVERS • HIGHLIGHTING SERIOUS TALENT BUBBLING UNDER THE RADAR….

AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSON TAKES 5 • The singer and cellist selects the albums she can’t live without

EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 adds Anoushka Shankar, Yazz Ahmed, Sarathy Korwar and more

45 YEARS AGO… PAT METHENY

Global Grooves jazz scheme vibes up Brighton’s Verdict

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2026 Shortlist Revealed

Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music packs in Arun Ghosh, Get The Blessing, Zoe Rahman and many more

Christ-Stéphane Boizi releases debut on Banger Factory Records ahead of Warriors Rise dates

Charting the Jazz Message/October 2026

Elliot Wong wins prestigious Brubeck Living Legacy Prize

Jazzfest Berlin 2026 unveils 63rd edition with Anthony Braxton and Alexander von Schlippenbach

Everybody Digs Bill Evans film now on general release

(JAZZ) LOUNGING IN LISBON • Martin Longley discovers a partially hidden new-ish jazz joint, the Távola Jazz Club, in Lisbon, Portugal. And it’s not in a basement…

Cassandra Wilson: 04/12/1955 - 01/09/2026

Nik Bärtsch to make rare solo appearance at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Arts Council England announces £20k Creators fund

Space Cadets • Electrifying young quartet Kosmonauci may not wear berets, but they do have vibes and Zappa-esque twists. They spoke to Peter Jones ahead of their UK debut as part of the capital’s Polish Jazz Festival in September

Pure Imagination • Sprawling Leeds collective Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band have been lighting up festival bills for the last few years, and their latest album, The New Atomic, has bottled that energy and garnered critical acclaim. Bandleader Fergus ‘Ferg’ Quill spoke to Tony Benjamin about chaos, community and the cosmic joy of leading a 32 piece ensemble

Heart, Soul And Hope • UK five piece Ezra Collective have been a huge success, supersizing their once‑intimate shows to play in stadiums of thousands, scooping the first ever Mercury Music Prize win for a jazz artist as well as a Brit Award. Yet beneath the surface of all this uncharted territory lies a deeper story, which, as Nick Hasted discovers in conversation with the group’s drummer/leader Femi Koleoso and other band members, has its roots in the very fabric of Black British culture

SUBTERRANEAN SWINGERS! • As a cornerstone of the London jazz scene for the last half century, the 606 Club in Chelsea has nurtured and supported several generations of top British jazz musicians. Andy Robson spoke with its indefatigable manager (and fine flautist) Steve Rubie in its stylish basement locale to discuss how the power of community and friendship has fuelled their 50 years as one of the capital’s most cherished live venues

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