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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

Nu Civilisation Orchestra’s What’s Going On, Jazz Arena and free events complete Cheltenham Jazz Fest 2022 • For the latest breaking news visit www.jazzwise.com

Manchester Jazz Fest 2022 fires up for 10 days of new music

Claire Martin, Martin Taylor, Joe Stilgoe and Ray Gelato for Wiltshire’s inaugural Iford Manor Jazz Festival in July

Editors’ Note

Ubuntu to release Ukraine fundraiser

Tigran explores the Great American Songbook on new album StandArt

John Etheridge and Christian Garrick line up for Lowestoft Jazz Fest

Red Mitchell

John Coltrane’s My Favorite Things 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition to include ‘lost’ mono mixes

Ian Shaw TAKES 5

Matthew Halsall and Fergus McCreadie head up strong Stroud Jazz Fest line-up

Laila Biali makes Ronnie Scott’s debut

Benny Greb for RCM Festival of Percussion

60 YEARS AGO Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off

Tina May: 30/3/1961 – 26/3/2022

Ron Miles: 09/05/63 – 08/03/2022

Charting the Jazz Message/May 2022

BRILLIANT CORNERS • A little bit of America in West London, Douglas House was officially a centre for US service personnel. But for local musicians and fortunate friends, it was a place to hear top-notch soul and jazz.

Слава україні! /Glory to Ukraine! • Alina Bzhezhinska is watching events in Ukraine unfold with greater interest than most in the jazz community – she was born in the war-ravaged country. Jane Cornwell spoke to the harpist-composer ahead of the release of her second album Reflections

Elina Duni, Arun Ghosh and Hermeto Pascoal to play 250th Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Binker and Moses, Hans Koller’s Charlie Parker Tribute and more line up for new Leeds Jazz Fest

Way Out West • Alyn Shipton looks back at quarter-century of one of the biggest events in the UK jazz calendar – the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and discusses its success with programmer  David Gaydon

The good vibes merchant • Hotly-tipped vibraphonist Joel Ross talks to Hugh Morris about his music’s gospel lineage, his faith – and his love-hate relationship with his instrument

Go with the Flo… • Young, fast-rising bassist Flo Moore is unabashed about her love of fusion and electric jazz. Andy Robson communes with a likeminded spirit

THE UNSUNG POET’S MIGHTY ROAR • As Brit-jazz giant Mike Westbrook prepares to play his epochal work, On Duke’s Birthday, at Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Ronnie Scott’s, Stuart Nicholson spoke to the still-energetic 85-year-old about his poetic past, present and future

Sound Sorcerer • Now aged 85, legendary Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal’s energy remains undimmed. Ahead of the reissue of several key solo albums, and a number of UK concert appearances, Kevin Le Gendre spoke to him…

ReaDy, GeT SeT, GO! • Austria’s Shake Stew are raring to get going again after two years of Covid-related cancellations. As Nick Hasted discovers, inside the band’s camp the excitement about playing their new album Heat in front of a live audience is palpable

ACTION PAINTING • First performed at John Zorn’s New York venue The Stone in 2019, pianist Myra Melford’s latest album For the Love of Fire and Water features an all-star, all-female band – which will appear at this month’s...