Interviews – Jazz in Europe

Interviews

Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Pioneer

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, singer-songwriter, cellist, composer and MOBO-nominee has been taking the world by storm since her debut release in 2019, Road Runner. An astounding artist....

Interview: maTrigal, Finding Their Own Mother Tongue

maTrigal’s debut full-length, Between Homes, is out tomorrow on Svitzer Music: ten tracks built from cello, acoustic guitar and drums that somehow keep sounding like more...

Łukasz Droździel and the Making of a Polish Jazz Festival Brand

Łukasz Droździel left Poland as a teenager and spent the next thirty-five years building a life elsewhere: high school, university and graduate school in the United States, then...

Interview: Natalia Brunke, Spring Time

Natalia’s new album sets her own compositions for string quartet and voice, and it is the product of a fairly unusual route through music — gypsy violin, a decade in a...

Carlo Muscat: That’s About It, and That’s the Point

In a Kyiv studio kept alive by a generator through the worst blackouts of the war, Carlo Muscat and a Ukrainian ensemble recorded an album of ballads. It isn’t a protest...

Alma Micic and Lilac Wine

American vocalist Helen Merrill, is sadly often left out of the conversation when exploring legendary jazz vocalists. She performed and recorded with legends throughout her career...

The Queen of Groove: Yolanda Charles

When I was first told I was going to be speaking to Yolanda Charles, I instantly recognised the name. Like many, I was guilty of knowing Charles for her incredible career as a...

Isabelle Bodenseh: Dignity

Isabelle Bodenseh’s new album Dignity presents us with a deeply personal insight into her multi-faceted world. Through her music, we see Isabelle – musician, composer,...

Interview: Emma Rawicz

At just 23 years old, London-based saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz has already achieved significant recognition on both the UK and European jazz scenes, accomplishments many...

Nabou Claerhout: Navigating Identity, Expression and Renewal.

Trombonist and composer Nabou Claerhout’s star is firmly on the rise as she shines a very welcome and much needed light on the jazz trombone. Hailing from Antwerp, her credits...

Dave Stapleton – Edition Records

An in-depth interview exploring the growth of a leading independent jazz label and its founding artist’s vision. Edition Records has grown into one of the major independent...