Malcolm Jiyane: Umdali review – life-affirming South African jazz
A figure in his country’s jazz scene since his early teens, Jiyane’s skill comes to the fore in his anticipated debut as a bandleader, a set full of hope and momentum
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Live in Seattle review – a unique record of a landmark band
This amateur 1965 recording from a Seattle club shows Coltrane and his ensemble, expanded to include saxist Pharoah Sanders, at a pivotal moment
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett: Love for Sale review – jazz interloper livens up crooner’s swansong
The pop diva and jazz maestro defy the latter’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis and team up once again, this time for a creditable set of Cole Porter covers
Pat Metheny: Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) review – new talent and wily reinventions
Metheny’s new trio, with the formidable James Francies on piano and Marcus Gilmore on drums, provoke rapture in this live set
Bendik Giske: Cracks review – cleverly deconstructed sax
The Norwegian musician mics the whole studio, influenced by everything from techno to queer theory, on his hypnotic second album
Andrew Cyrille Quartet: The News review – rolling coverage from octogenarian jazz hero
The 81-year-old drummer deploys crisp cymbals, hushed snares and even brushes on newspaper for this entrancing set alongside Bill Frisell, Ben Street and David Virelles
Jana Rush: Painful Enlightenment review – an electronic visionary
The Chicago producer finds new emotional depths to the footwork genre, confronting depression and overwork in stunningly original music
Latitude festival review: a hyper-real return to glitter, beer and British musical brilliance
The first full-capacity festival since the pandemic began hosted a series of artists – Sons of Kemet and Self Esteem among them – that show how vibrant the UK’s scene still is
Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain 1965-1972 review – a pivotal period
A wide-ranging compilation featuring Kenny Wheeler, John Surman and Michael Garrick kicks off the celebratory British Jazz Explosion series of releases
Fapy Lafertin New Quartet: Atlântico review – a Romany master of all styles
Lafertin and co move effortlessly though a dazzling set in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli
Arlo Parks review – impassioned live show creates heady sense of joy
Playing to a masked, distanced audience may not be every singer’s dream but this was a performance of dazzling intimacy
Celeste review – audience transfixed by singer’s stillness and poise
The soul-jazz star’s sold-out performance is unabashedly mainstream, but has real emotional heft
Mike Gibbs: Revisiting Tanglewood 63: The Early Tapes review – jazz genius caught live
These 1970 radio sessions capture some of the era’s best players at their most creative
Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky review – ragas for beautiful sunsets
The composer blends classical Indian vocals and modular synth drones into harmonic textures full of warming solace
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Standards) 2020 review – astonishing chronicle from a one-off
Latin jazz, freebop and traditional swing rub shoulders as this mammoth set reworks iconic jazz themes and classic pop songs