Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83
Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader
Add to playlist: the spiky, playful free jazz of Laura Ann Singh and the week’s best new tracks
A rowdy debut departs from Singh’s American bolero work to revel in the chaos of atonal scrapes, cymbal splashes, wonky horns and raucous vocals
Huey Morgan looks back: ‘My father left when I was seven. Music was a way to derail those feelings of not being good enough’
The musician on dealing with PTSD, his angry TV outburst, and why one radio station refused to play anything by Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Sebastian Rochford: Finding Ways review – Polar Bear drummer’s strikingly varied quest into the aftermath of grief
Rochford showcases his signature alchemic touch, featuring seven electric guitarists in a fusion of improv, reggae and romantic pop
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching
Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart, and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summer
Hermeto Pascoal obituary
Genre-bending musician who conjured beguiling sounds from instruments including keyboards, horns, apple-juice bottles, scrap metal and the spout of a kettle
Danny Thompson obituary
Bass player and founder member of Pentangle who worked with John Martyn, Nick Drake and Kate Bush
Various Artists – Pasé Bél Tan: Francophonies and Creolities in Louisiana review – foot-stomping joy
Influenced by jazz and early blues, this collection of largely African American folk music from the 50s to the 80s spans poignant lyricism to full-throated celebration
‘I just want to shake my tail feather’: how KeiyaA shut out the noise to make one of the year’s best albums
The pressure of besting her self-released debut – and becoming a public figure – made the US vocalist spiral. Remembering who she was inspired her phenomenal second LP, a comparison-defying odyssey of jazz, pop and club music
From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds
The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played
The late DJ Chris Hill galvanised funkateers, brought Black music to the clubs – and got Mick Jones dancing
The legendary Essex DJ, who died earlier this month, was a cultural influencer before there was such a thing. He democratised the dancefloor, fearlessly blended genres and understood the power of personality
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Oh Snap review – a jazz artist of rare gifts and fearless variety
From breezy swing to scampering synths, folksy harmonies to stark wails of the soul, Salvant’s crystalline vocals shine across her ingenious experiments
‘His music jostles like a get-together over a feijoada’: Hermeto Pascoal was Brazilian music’s experimental genius
This irrepressible innovator performed in a river to test its sonic properties, used kettles and bottles as instruments and played with Miles Davis. His influence cannot be overestimated
Our guide to Hermeto Pascoal in clips
From an impromptu water band to breathtaking accordian virtuosity, John Fordham picks his favourite Hermeto Pascoal moments
Sheila Jordan obituary
Jazz singer with an unorthodox vocal style who first toured the UK and Europe in the 1960s