22 April 2016

The May 2016 issue of Jazzwise, the UK’s biggest selling jazz monthly is now on sale, with a striking cover featuring Grammy winning jazz vocal sensation Gregory Porter. The singing star talks about his latest album, Take Me To The Alley, in an exclusive in-depth interview.

Also featured this month are interviews with heavyweight British saxophonist Evan Parker, renowned Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen, rising star trumpeter Christian Scott plus actor/director Don Cheadle talks about his impressionistic new Miles Davis movie, Miles Ahead.

And lest you forget, Jazzwise brings you the hottest news, opinion and gossip, and the UK's biggest CD, DVD, book, and Live Gigs section – more jazz than you’ll ever hear

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Interview: Don Cheadle on the making of Miles Ahead

Selwyn Harris speaks to the Oscar-nominated actor and director on the phone from LA about his directorial debut, biographical authenticity, Miles impersonations, trumpet-playing and more, ahead of the release of Miles Ahead...

Kamasi Washington lines up for Glastonbury, Love Supreme and BBC Proms

West Coast sax colossus Kamasi Washington is set to build on his emphatic arrival in 2015, which saw his debut spiritual jazz triple-album The Epic winning Jazzwise Album of the Year and achieving huge crossover success to rock and dance audiences worldwide, when he returns to the UK in June for a series of festival appearances across the summer...

GREGORY PORTER – STREET LIFE

Singing sensation Gregory Porter has come a long way since the UK release of his debut album, Water,in 2011 and his first ever worldwide front cover inJazzwise in March 2012. Now one of the hottest tickets in jazz, the vocalist has exchanged intimate clubs for concert halls, signed to Blue Note with platinum-selling success...

EVAN PARKER –
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

British improvising legend Evan Parker’s recent European schedule of solo shows, which took a consciously eco-friendly approach through low-carbon train travel and all-acoustic performances, has taken a decidedly polemical turn...

22/04 - Leash
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne

22/04 - Bournemouth Jazz Festival
Various venues across Bournemouth

23/04 - Carol Grimes
Vortex, Gillett Square, Dalston, London N16

23/04 - Malija
Arena Theatre, Wilfruna Street, Wolverhampton

24/04 - Gregory Porter
Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham

24/04 - dTommaso Starace
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk

24/04 - Liliana Chachian's Olumo
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

25/04 - Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1

26/04 - Partikel
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne

27/04 - John East Project
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

27/04 - Geoff Eales
Dempsey's, 15 Castle Street, Cardiff

28/04 - Pascal Schumacher
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Southampton

28/04 - Freddy V
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

29/04 - Dominic halpin and the honey bs
The Cinnamon Club, Altrincham, Cheshire

29/04- Trondheim Exchange
Symphony Hall Foyer, Broad Street, Birmingham

29/04 - Charlie Dark
The Jazz Salon, Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London WC2

30/04 - Peter King Quartet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes

30/04 - YolanDa Brown
Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford

30/04 - The Busquitos
Boston Spa Village Hall, High Street, Bostan Spa

30/04 - Graeme Wilson and Mark Williams
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne