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4764 days ago
Guardian MusicThe 1-2-3-4, LondonWith the problems at Bloc and cancellation of Underage, it hasn't been a golden year for festivals in east London. The 1-2-3-4, however, looks as if it may buck the trend, a one-dayer offering the suggestion that relevance is not a... more info

Emile Parisien Quartet: Chien Guepe – review

4773 days ago
Guardian Music(Laborie Jazz)When French saxophonist Emile Parisien's band played the Partager festival at Kings Place in 2010, they jammed references from free-jazz and avant-funk to Tristan and Isolde into a 45-minute set with such virtuosity and wit that their c... more info

Tom Bancroft: Trio Red – First Hello to Last Goodbye – review

4781 days ago
Guardian Music(Interrupto)Jazz composers are always trying to balance premeditation with the quirks of improvisation, but Scottish drummer and composer Tom Bancroft has a unique take on the activity – a mix of musical breadth, surreal humour and devotion to the ... more info

Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz – July

4802 days ago
Guardian MusicJohn Fordham continues his monthly column, picking musical milestones from recent weeks. Tell us in the comments below if we've missed anything, and make suggestions for August's slot1) New old album of the month: SleeperTake a quartet featuring a ja... more info

Keith Jarrett: Sleeper – review

4815 days ago
Guardian MusicECMThis enthralling double album is a previously unreleased concert set from Tokyo in 1979 and features Keith Jarrett's "European quartet" of Jan Garbarek on saxes and flute, fellow Norwegian Jon Christensen on drums and Swedish bassist Palle Daniel... more info

Pat Metheny Unity Band – review

4817 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonWith last month's debut album release for his Unity Band, guitarist Pat Metheny introduced a saxophonist to his lineup for the first time in 30 years – the last occasion being the Ornette Coleman-influenced 80/81, with the late Mich... more info

Ravi Coltrane: Spirit Fiction – review

4822 days ago
Guardian Music(Blue Note)A career on the saxophone with one of the most freethinking saxophonists in music history for a father has to be a tough call. Now 46, Ravi Coltrane, son of John, has often chosen to be a sympathetic sideman rather than the boss. But his B... more info

Yoko Ono answers your questions

4837 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week, we invited readers to put questions to the artist, musician, film-maker and activist. Here's what she had to sayLast week, we asked you to put your questions to Yoko Ono. Here are her exclusive answers, as part of her week-long Guardian di... more info

John Fordham's month in jazz

4872 days ago
Guardian MusicContinuing our series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from the past few weeks. Tell us in the comments section below if there's things we've missed, plus what you'd like to see John covering in next month's column1) ... more info

John Abercrombie Quartet: Within a Song – review

4878 days ago
Guardian Music(ECM)This is an unusual ECM release – a journey back to guitarist's guitarist John Abercrombie's formative 1960s influences, in the music of Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis and Bill Evans. But the implications of the titl... more info

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