Tony Burke speaks to GARTH CARTWRIGHT about the new edition of his book exploring the vinyl meccas of London

CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album

New releases from The Mountains Goats, Ed O’Brien, and YHWH Nailgun

Chris Searle speaks to British pianist ZOE RAHMAN

New releases from Old Spot, Chris Marksberry, and Clementine Lovell

CHRIS SEARLE urges you to listen to two new albums by the US Indian pianist VIJAY IYER

New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act

New releases from Shearwater, Florry, and Navy Blue

STEVE JOHNSON speaks to London singer/songwriter MADDY CARTY

Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF

Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson

CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear

DAVID YEARSLEY is fascinated by the account of four composers who transformed their experiences of the second world war and the Holocaust into deeply moving works of art

Re-releases from Iain Matthews, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Charlie Daniels Band

GEORGE FOGARTY is unsettled by a brilliant concert that stands on the shoulders of immigrant Jamaican heritage without reaching out a hand to the Jamaican people

New releases from Steve Swallow, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, and Ady Johnson

New releases from Simone White, Brass Funkeys, and Souad Massi 

STEVE JOHNSON relishes the inspirational nature of an event which combined great songs with historical narrative

ANGUS REID recommends that you discover a uniquely intimate community venue in central Edinburgh for an evening of beer and ambitious jazz

New releases from Kneecap, Sam Blasucci, and Juni Habel

New releases from Peruvian Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe, and South African BCUC

JORDAN PHIZACKLEA-CULLEN reminds us of a sometimes overlooked political singer-songwriter, on the 50th anniversary of his untimely death

Ben Cowles speaks with Manchester Punk Festival 2026 organiser IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON about this weekend’s upcoming shenanigans 

ROGER McKENZIE grooves to the message that jazz supports, expresses and sparks fresh political movements and ideas