What may sound like a scene from a Hollywood movie is a night that transformed Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley into one of the most famous jazz saxophone players of al time. The year was 1955 and he was in New York City to pursue a masters in music. One evening, Cannonball and his brother, Nat Adderley, …
Since the mid 1990s Mark Turner has emerged as one of the most impressive and influential tenor saxophonists in the jazz world. We already mentioned him in our guide to 10 of the best modern jazz players, but thought it was time to really dive into his playing, his career and his albums… Mark Turner’s highly …
Tony Williams is remembered as one of the greatest jazz drummers, as well as one of the most stunning prodigies, in the history of the music. In this article, we’ve picked 10 key moments from his career. He may be best known for his explosive early work with Miles Davis, but Williams made important contributions …
Whilst there are a whole host of modern jazz saxophone players tearing up the scene in 2026, many of the greatest jazz saxophonists are still the jazz legends who pioneered the development of the style. But if you go to a jam session in any major city with young, conservatory-educated saxophonists in attendance, there’s a …
Saxophonist Michael Brecker was perhaps the most influential jazz musicianto appear on the scene after 1960s greats like John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson. In this article we take a trip through the making of the musician and his career highlights along the way. The technical prowess of Michael Brecker as a saxophone player …
Born in 1930 in Toronto, where he went on to study music, Canadian trumpeter & flugelhorn player Kenny Wheeler moved to the UK in his early 20s where he established himself as something of a British jazz legend. For this article, we’ve picked 8 of our favourite Kenny Wheeler albums to highlight in chronological order. …
When it comes to the history of jazz, the front-line of saxophone and trumpet seem to take a lot of the glory. But one instrument which has been consistently present, from the very beginning through to the modern day, is the trombone. In this article, we’ve taken a chronological look at some of the most …
So many legendary jazz recordings in the 1950’s and 1960’s – from West Coast Cool Jazz to East Coast Hard Bop – featured a handful of the same rhythm section players. One of the first who springs to mind is double bassist Paul Chambers – who we felt deserves a little more attention than bass …
Over the last 3 decades, Grammy-winning American bassist Christian McBride has become one of the most recorded, most requested and most respected figures in the music world. On top of a busy touring schedule as a bandleader, he also works as a radio host, producer, educator, composer and artistic director. He agreed to answer some …
Today’s interview is with Kurt Rosenwinkel, a musician hailed as “one of the most influential and strikingly original guitarist-composers of his generation.” American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene for more than 2 decades and shares some great insight on building a career, touring and making …