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Issue #133 - John Surman

Thursday, 06 August 2009 10:10

John Surman - An Englishman Abroad - Known primarily as a saxophonist, bass clarinettist and composer John Surman has been a fixture on the UK and international jazz scene for as long as many of us can remember. Dig out that rare copy of classic album Extrapolation which he recorded with John McLaughlin, Brian Odges and Tony Oxley in 1969 for a quick refresher. Born in Tavistock on 30 August 25 years earlier, John Surman moved from the west country to London and as a student of music played baritone saxophone with composer Mike Westbrook before winning a competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival as best soloist in 1968. Read more...

The Sound - Blue Note - To coincide with the ongoing 70th birthday celebrations of Blue Note, Jazzwise looks at the history of the best-loved record label in jazz bar none. Beginning in an unlikely way in New York in the year World War II broke out with a boogie-woogie record Blue Note by the 1960s, had created an identifiable sound which has to this day continuing relevance in a world where most music is forgotten about just weeks after release. Brian Priestley traces the history of the label; Blue Note’s first UK producer Tony Hall remembers the secret Blues in Trinity session by Dizzy Reece and label chief executive officer Bruce Lundvall, label A&R Eli Wolf and producer Michael Cuscuna talk to Bill Milkowski about Blue Note, past, present and future. Read more...

Bugge Wesseltoft - Future Sounds - Today, nu-jazz is perhaps a term that jazz fans and even the godfather of the genre Bugge Wesseltoft might well wince at. Yet a decade ago it burst out of the Oslo jazz underground and took Europe by storm, spearheaded by Wesseltoft’s New Conception of Jazz. A catalyst for change on the Oslo scene as a player and label boss, the influential pianist and keys player is still a force to be reckoned with, as a new boxed set and a brand new solo album reminds us. And he reveals how he is now turning to still further challenges thrown up by the dizzying advances of the digital age. Interview: Stuart Nicholson. Read more...

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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 July 2009 Jazzwise Magazine (Issue No. 132) - to read them all click here to subscribe and receive a superb FREE CD.

May CD Sample Reviews

Kurt Elling - Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman **** - Read more...

Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing **** - Read more...

Modern Jazz Quartet - Bluesology: The Atlantic Years 1956-1988 **** - Read more...

The Player

Derek Nash - Saxophone - David Gallant talks to the busy saxophonist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and her all time favourite choice - click here to read the interview.

August 2009 Jazz Instrument News

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

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