Vijay Iyer - Post-modern Meltdown - Pianist Vijay Iyer cuts a singular presence on the American jazz scene. With a cerebral, but accessible post-modern style, he has made his presence felt with a run of albums featuring his own cast of collaborators. Best known for his work with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa and Mike Ladd he won Jazzwise album of the year in 2004 with In What Language? and since then has continued to craft a singular style that makes him stand out on the sometimes hidebound American scene. Kevin Le Gendre talks to Vijay ahead of the release  Read more...

Bobo Stenson - Inner Vision - Bobo Stenson is one of the most revered European pianists with a track record that includes key recordings with Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd and Tomasz Stanko. As his latest solo disc Cantando is released he talks to Stuart Nicholson about his early days in Sweden, the distinctly European nature of his approach to jazz and the way the music has developed over the course of his career. Read more...

Ingrid Laubrock - Stolen Moments - Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock has within a short period of time become part of the progressive adventurous stream of jazz coming out of the London scene centred around the F-IRE Collective. With her new group she this month debuts new album Sleepthief in the company of forward-thinking American drummer Tom Rainey and pianist Liam Noble. Duncan Heining talks to Ingrid about her fast-developing career and how she sees the direction of her music in a rapidly changing musical landscape. Read more...

Reviews - Jazz and Beyond - From the UK's biggest review section
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The UK's most definitive review section of jazz and beyond - over 100 CDs, Book, Gig and DVD reviews are in the September 2008 Jazzwise Magazine (Issue No. 123) - to read  them all click here to subscribe and receive a superb FREE CD.

September CD Sample Reviews

JD Allen Trio - I Am I Am ****

Jörg Brinkmann Trio - Ha! ***

Terry Callier - Occasional Rain ****

The Player
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Harry Brown - David Gallant talks to the trombonist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and his all time favourite choice



Jazz On Film
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Jazz-loving Woody Allen contributes his own musical score to one of his early classics, Sleeper . Selwyn Harris revisits the film that was overlooked at the time but stands up remarkably well after all these years.


Jazz Instrument Update
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David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches here .

Charts

Charting the Jazz message
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Jazzwise September 2008 Chart
 
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