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Jazzwise Editor Choices - June 2026
2nd Jun 2026by Maddy Allison
Midway through 2026, and the Jazzwise Editor Choices are still highlighting the best of the year so far!
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - May 2026
1st May 2026by Maddy Allison
May brings a fresh Jazzwise round-up, with the editors spotlighting their essential picks for the month…
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - April 2026
1st Apr 2026by Maddy Allison
Presenting all the latest picks from the Jazzwise editors for the month of April, including the one and only reissue of Miles Davis: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965…
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - March 2026
2nd Mar 2026by Maddy Allison
Spring is on the way, and with it comes a new Jazzwise round-up!
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - February 2026
1st Feb 2026by Maddy Allison
New month, new Jazzwise round-up! The editors at the jazz magazine recommend their best picks for February.
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - December 2025/January 2026
1st Dec 2025by Maddy Allison
A double dose of the top editor picks from Jazzwise this week, as the jazz critics take a look at the best releases in their December and January edition!
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - November 2025
3rd Nov 2025by Maddy Allison
The return of the Jazzwise Editor's Choices round-up has arrived! The highlights this month include new music from Laura Jurd, Charles Lloyd, and Emma Rawicz, with archive recommendations including a previously unreleased Horace Silver recording from a performance in Seattle.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - July 2024
2nd Jul 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the July 2024 issue include new music from Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, Sean Khan, Zara McFarlane, David Murray, Tomeka Reid and Katherine Windfield, as well as archive and reissue releases from John Abercrombie, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - June 2024
3rd Jun 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the June 2024 issue include new music from Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer, Jasmine Myra, Ron Miles, Julie Sasoon, Lother Ohlmeier & Mia Ohlmeier, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Jack Walrath and Vasilis Xenopolous & Paul Edis Quartet, as well as archive and reissue releases from Ron Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía, Cal Tjader and Cootie Williams.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - May 2024
6th May 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the May 2024 issue include new music from Equal Spirits, Amaro Freitas, Bill Frisell, Fred Hersch and Mark Lockheart, as well as Record Store Day releases from Cannonball Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Sun Ra, Art Tatum and Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - April 2024
8th Apr 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the April 2024 issue include new music from Melissa Aldana, Doncaster Jazz Alumni, Flo & The Murmurs, Ruth Goller, James Brandon Lewis, Kjetil Mulelid, Chris Potter and Trio HLK, as well as archive and reissue releases from Alice Coltrane, Roberta Flack, Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Osmar Milito and Tom Zé.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - March 2024
5th Mar 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the March 2024 issue include new music from Adam Bałdych & Leszek Możdżer, Empirical, Vijay Iyer, Julian Lage, Charles Lloyd, QOW Trio, Joel Ross, Youn Sun Nah, John Surman as well as archive releases from Art Farmer, Mike Makhalemele & Winston 'Mankunku' Ngozi and The Cliffs.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - February 2024
20th Feb 2024by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the February 2024 issue include new music from Ambrose Akinmusire, Joey Alexander, Chick Corea & Orchestra da Camera Della Sardegna, Paul Dunmall, Mary Halvorson, Jasper Høiby, Ethan Iverson, Verneri Pohjola, Anaïs Reno and Julia Werup, as well as archive releases from Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mildred Bailey, Oscar Peterson and Phil Upchurch.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - December 2023/January 2024
4th Dec 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the December 2023/January 2024 issue include new music from Arild Andersen, Bex Burch, Cautious Clay, Nikki Iles & NDR Big Band, Samara Joy, Steve Lehman & Orchestra National de Jazz, Stacey Kent, Ed Motta, Gregory Porter and Imogen Ryall plus an archive release of Bill Evans' mid-sixties trio.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - November 2023
6th Nov 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the November 2023 issue include new music from corto.alto, George Freeman, Alex Hitchcock Dream Band, James Brandon Lewis & Red Lily Quintet, Rob Luft, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Joshua Redman, John Scofield and Shake Stew, plus an extensive reissue of archive materials from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express as well as Art Farmer.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - October 2023
2nd Oct 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the October 2023 issue include new music from Balimaya Project, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Jaimie Branch, Matthew Halsall, Matana Roberts and Shear Brass, plus a series of reissues from Jean-Luc Ponty.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - September 2023
5th Sep 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the September 2023 issue include new music from Johnathan Blake, Harold López-Nussa, Nite Bjuti, Emma Rawicz, Shakti, Tyshawn Sorey and David Virelles, as well as reissues and archival releases from Idris Muhammad and Nina Simone.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - August 2023
2nd Aug 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the August 2023 issue include new music from Uriel Herman, Andy Emler Megaoctet, Joachim Kühn New Trio, Mark Lewandowski and Zoe Rahman as well as reissues and archival releases from Old and New Dreams, Gary Burton and Sonny Rollins.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - July 2023
4th Jul 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the July 2023 issue include new music from Laila Biali, Avishai Cohen, Lorenzo De Finti, Louis Hayes and Meshell Ndegeocello, as well as reissues and archival releases from Malombo Jazz Makers, Joy and The Jazz Doctors.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - June 2023
7th Jun 2023by Barney Whittaker
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the June 2023 issue include new music from ARTEMIS, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Magnus Öström, Snazzback, David Preston, Peter Brötzmann, Native Dancer and Brandee Younger, as well as an archive reissue from the Stan Tracey Quartet.