Jazz
Lisette Model’s ’50s jazz pictures were nearly lost to McCarthyism
The Jazz Pictures — A landmark new book edited by Audrey Sands uncovers nearly 1,500 photographs from the genre’s golden age previously thought to be lost. Featuring the likes of Billie Holliday, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong, they tell both a story of music and resistance in the face of oppression.
Written by: Miss Rosen
I Hear Music in the Streets: How New York emerged as a global beacon of culture
From subways to the sky — Seeing the emergence of disco, hip-hop and much more, the city’s streets, rooftops and blocks were incubators of experimentation and parties in the ’70s and ’80s. A new book brings together the work of over 50 photographers who captured its grassroots, underground heyday.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Analogue Appreciation: Yazmin Lacey
Teal Dreams — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. Today, singer-songwriter, horticulturalist, youth worker and wearer of many hats Yazmin Lacey.
Written by: Yazmin Lacey
Analogue Appreciation: Joe Armon-Jones
All The Quiet (Part II) — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. Today, it’s keyboardist, producer and Ezra Collective member Joe Armon-Jones.
Written by: Joe Armon-Jones
Frank Stewart’s epic portrait of Black culture & community
A new, travelling exhibition charts the photographer’s extraordinary journey over the past six decades.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Tom Misch has a new alter ego
Starting fresh — The 26-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist has made a name for himself as part of South London’s pioneering young Jazz scene. Now, he’s gearing up to enter into a whole new genre.
Written by: Rhys Thomas
Duval Timothy is using jazz to reckon with his heritage
Striking a chord — Ahead of the release of his new album with vocalist Rosie Lowe, the multidisciplinary artist and pianist reflects on incorporating his West African identity into his work and carving out his own sound.
Written by: Ammar Kalia
Nubya Garcia is a musician pushing the limits of genre
Future sound — As a leading light in the lauded London jazz scene, the Camden-born artist has helped shape one of the most exciting musical movements to spring out of the city in the past decade. Now that the world is beginning to reopen, she is determined to pick up where she left off: driving things forward, and uplifting others to do the same.
Written by: Natty Kasambala
South Africa’s jazz upstarts are imagining a new nation
Moving pictures — A new release from some of the country’s most exciting musicians challenges the notion that the fight for freedom is a battle of the past.
Written by: Hugh Morris
The photographer shooting the soul of Baltimore
In partnership with Calvin Klein — 'one future’, a new campaign from Calvin Klein, is spotlighting first-time voters across America. In the second instalment, Shan Wallace reflects on their hometown's rich cultural history.
Written by: Shan Wallace
How Thundercat closed his longest chapter
Riding out the storm — The LA Virtuoso concluded a difficult period with the release of his best work so far. If there’s one thing the past few years have taught him, it’s that life is as fleeting as it is precious – so he plans to continue living it to the fullest.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Afrobeat legend Tony Allen on the political power of music
‘It's all about control’ — One of the most influential musicians alive, the Nigerian drummer is back with his decade-in-the-making new album, Rejoice.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
