Dave Holland - Bass Instinct - Arguably the most high profile jazz bassist on the planet and one of the most famous English jazz exports, Dave Holland returns this month with a new album which builds on his substantial career as a leader. Duncan Heining catches up with him on tour with Herbie Hancock and discovers the path Dave has taken in jazz since those early days back in England playing traditional jazz and carving his own career on a very different jazz scene in London.  Read more...


Julian Siegel - New York State of Mind - Julian Siegel teams up with top American musicians Joey Baron and Greg Cohen for a new CD release following successful tours together and ahead of their latest live dates. One of the busiest saxophonists around, Siegel talks to Andy Robson about the genesis of the group, the different approach of the Americans and his own new perceptions. Read more...

Kenny Garrett - Spontaneous Reaction - Kenny Garrett releases the first live album of his career this month, a quite remarkable addition to his discography stretching back to the 1980s. With free jazz legend Pharoah Sanders joining him, Garrett makes an intriguing sidestep with this project away from his recent Far Eastern and Coltrane preoccupations. Read more...



Free Derby Jazz Live DVD! - The October issue of Jazzwise – with UK bass icon Dave Holland on the cover – includes a fantastic FREE covermount DVD from Derby Jazz. Packed with over an hour and fourty minutes worth of superb live performances and interviews from Phil Robson, Tom Cawley's Curios, Johnny Phillips Oriole, Julian Siegel, Christine Tobin, Corey Mwamba, Graham Collier, Troyka and many more. Click here to see our highlights video...


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.

October CD Sample Reviews

EST - Leucocyte  ****

Dave Holland Sextet - Pass it On ****

Claire Martin - The Early Years Anthology ****

The Player
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Sam Burgess – Double Bass - David Gallant talks to the bassist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and his all time favourite choice.

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 October 2008 Chart
 
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