Kevin Mott Renton obituary
Other lives: Owner of the idiosyncratic Renton’s record shop in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
‘I was a bit scared of success’: jazz-pop star Laufey on filling arenas, mansplainers, and confronting the haters
With her retro blend of jazz-pop, the Icelandic artist seems an unlikely superstar. She discusses her surprising path to fame – and how much of her personal life she is willing to put into her music
Linda May Han Oh: Strange Heavens review – ideas and invention burst from a great jazz trio
Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey join the bassist-composer on originals and covers that are rhapsodic, rhythmic and tonally warm
Miles. review – soulful ode to the jazz genius behind Kind of Blue
Trumpeter Jay Phelps plays a devotee of Benjamin Akintuyosi’s Miles Davis in this reverential tribute
Peter Smith obituary
Other lives: Ceramicist who produced domestic earthenware using traditional methods
Wally Houser obituary
Other lives: Pro bono legal representative of Ronnie Scott’s jazz club whose loyalty to its founder never wavered
Explosive and experimental, Eddie Palmieri was a revolutionary figure in postwar American music
The Puerto Rican New Yorker pianist, who has died aged 88, radiated pure joy as he played – never resting on his laurels as he went from jazz to salsa to house and beyond
Chuck Mangione obituary
Musician who helped to create ‘smooth jazz’, an easy-listening sound that won him two Grammy awards
‘I have different weathers in my brain’: how Celeste rekindled her love of music after heartbreak and loss
After a No 1 debut album, a Brit win and Mercury and Oscar nods, the pandemic and a devastating breakup paused the singer’s rising career. Now, she’s back with a new record and a newfound sense of peace
Dame Cleo Laine obituary
Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz
Cleo Laine, Britain’s most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97
Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with husband, John Dankworth
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review – recovered cassettes capture foursome in fantastic flux
The free-collective energy of one of Braxton’s most intuitive groups jostles and enchants as a mirror of life’s rhythms
Chuck Mangione, Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer, dies aged 84
Celebrated flugelhorn and trumpet player released over 30 albums and sold millions of records throughout his career
Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last review – ruminative jazz outfit get stuck in a relaxed rut
The London collective have an easygoing, ruminative sound – briefly lifted here by moments of lively counterpoint – that can feel all too placid
‘My hospital notes said: estimated female’: jazz musician Gill Hicks on being caught in the 7/7 bombings
After being pulled from the wreckage, she spent months learning how to speak again. Now, 20 years on, Hicks is performing her beloved jazz standards on stage – and remembering those who saved her life