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

News • For the latest breaking news visit www.jazzwise.com

Ezra Collective, Emma-Jean Thackray, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Snarky Puppy Nominated for 2026 Jazz FM Awards

Theon Cross, Elaine Mitchener and Yazz Ahmed picked for Cheltenham’s Parabola Programme

Editor’s Note

Bumper haul of Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissues includes Hank Mobley rarity

INCOMING!– RECORD STORE DAY JAZZ RELEASES TO LOOK OUT FOR…

BACK IN THE DAY…

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

JASMINE MYRA TAKES 5 • The saxophonist selects the albums she can’t live without…

Joe Segal Jazz Showcase archive takes off with bumper crop of RSD releases

55 YEARS AGO… JOHN SURMAN/JOHN WARREN

OBITUARY

All four UK nations to exhibit at Jazzahead 2026 with Rawicz, Hitchcock and Azamiah for Club Night

Charting the Jazz Message/April 2026

UPSTAIRS AT RONNIE’S GETS REVAMPED • This month we ascend the plush new staircase to the recently revamped Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s, following its décor’s major upgrade and newly installed high-spec stage. It’s the latest incarnation of this storied Soho space as Peter Jones explains.

THE SCOTTISH BLEND OF JAZZ

UK & EUROPE JAZZ FESTIVAL GUIDE 2026 • There are hundreds of jazz festivals throughout the year and with new ones popping up all the time the choice of where to go and who to see is getting ever more extensive. In our guide photographer and writer Tim Dickeson has selected some of the best festivals that offer not just top-class music but a thrilling travel experience too. So if you want your festival on the beach, in the city, on a desert island, up a mountain, in spectacular natural scenery, camping or as in Islay, in a distillery with a "wee dram" – then you will find it here! Check websites to get the latest programme news, ticket prices and travel information and, wherever you go, have a great time! A longer version of this guide will be online at www.jazzwise.com

Moon Dancing • It’s never too late to follow your dreams, as jazz singer Tina Carr is proving. Jane Cornwell discovers that after several lives as a scriptwriter and charity organiser, her vocal talents are finally taking centre stage

The Sound Of Hope • With one of the most recognisable guitar styles on the planet, Bill Frisell has managed to sound unique in countless ever-morphing line-ups. Ahead of his headline appearances at Cheltenham and Love Supreme Jazz Festivals, Stuart Nicolson traces the sixstringer’s path from lessons with Jim Hall, early works with Jan Garbarek and John Zorn to his stirring new album In My Dreams

HOWAY THE LADS • Newcastle band Knats are riding a wave. They spoke to Thomas Rees about their ambitious new ‘Geordie Noir’ album, a gritty portrait of their home city, classism, kebabs and why hard graft beats inspiration every time.

PLAYING WITH EMOTION • Chilean-born New York based tenorist Melissa Aldana has forged a formidable reputation for boundary-pushing projects. Yet, her latest album, Filin, sees her take a deep dive into Cuban ballads alongside piano maestro Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Selwyn Harris discovers it’s her most personal project yet

FISH STEWS, FUFU, AND A FORGOTTEN JAZZ VOICE • Val Wilmer tells the story of Marian Williams, an...