Meeting the masters: interview profiles
Legends
Herbie Hancock / Ron Carter / Wynton Marsalis / George Benson / John McLaughlin / Stanley Clarke / Larry Carlton / Al Jarreau / Quincy Jones (2011 … 2014 … 2016)
Fresh voices
Esperanza Spalding / Vijay Iyer / Alfredo Rodriguez / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Ollie Howell / Bill Laurance (of Snarky Puppy) / Prasanna / Kyle Eastwood / Nik Bärtsch / Jamie Cullum / Joey Alexander / Bobo Stenson
The French connection
Erik Truffaz / Manuel Rocheman / Laurent de Wilde / Laïka (Fatien)
Arabian frontiers
World Peace Trio / Amir ElSaffar / Tarek Yamani / Insula / ARS Trio / Noon
Blagging London, circa 2010-11
Gilad Atzmon / Courtney Pine / Phronesis / Tony Kofi / Jay Phelps / Kit Downes
Groping into the ether: jazz reviews
On stage
London Jazz Festival 2016 (Wayne Shorter, Robert Glasper, Christian Scott, etc…)
Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2018 (Jerry Bergonzi…)
Le French May (Jean-Christophe Cholet, Eric Le Lann)
Kuching International Jazz Festival 2018 (Carmen D’Souza…)
Wynton Marsalis / Herbie Hancock / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Led Bib / Mulatu Astatke / Vijay Iyer / Rony Afif / Led Bib Pablo Ziegler Trio / Tarek Yamani / Adam Rogers’ Dice Trio / Gary Burton / Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile / Pat Metheny / Laïka Fatien / Georg Breinschmid / Benet McClean / Amir ElSaffar
On record
Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+Evolution / Robert Glasper & Miles Davis: Everything’s Beautiful / Gregory Porter: Take Me to the Alley / Tarek Yamani: Lisan Al Tarab / Courtney Pine: Europa / Chip Wickham: Shamal Wind* / Diana Krall: Wallflower / Ollie Howell: Self Identity
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