Over the last ten years Jazzwise has become the biggest-selling jazz magazine in Britain. In fact, it now outsells all the other UK jazz magazines put together. With agenda-setting news and comment, a comprehensive gig guide, in-depth features, exclusive interviews and over 100 CDs, books and DVDs reviewed in each issue it offers an excellent companion for music students with ambitions to perfect their instrument.
Jazzwise magazine’s December/January bigger double issue is out now and is a Miles Davis special uncovering the stories and personalities behind his spectacular unreleased Second Great Quintet concerts in France from 1963-64 as featured on the newly released, Miles In France – The Bootleg Series Vol. 8. There’s also the full results of the Jazzwise Albums of the Year Critics Poll with the winners and full writers charts revealed for 2024’s best New Release and Reissue/Archive albums.
Also inside are interviews with starry duos Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding and Bill Laurance & Michael League; ECM-signed guitarist Jakob Bro; eternally hip US band The Bad Plus; former Miles Davis percussionist Marilyn Mazur on her Turning Point album and, Trinidadian trumpeter Etienne Charles talking about his life in music in The Player, while award winning saxophonist Josephine Davies selects her Takes Five albums.
All this plus a bumper packed extended New Releases album reviews section, jazz news, Live reviews and two-month gig guide…