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(Stunt)So many superlatives have been showered upon Danish singer Sinne Eeg that you wonder whether anyone could be that good – or was this yet another case of flawless but cold perfection? Well, this album says she’s certainly that good. Along with all the usual qualifications (time, intonation, phrasing) she ... read more

The Brazilian-Norwegian singer-composer wants to heal listeners with her playful jazz and samba-infused soul“Healing, hypnotic” vibrations are exactly what we need right now and, handily, that’s how Charlotte Dos Santos’s pastoral neo-soul was recently described. Her songs are like chiffony fairytales: rippling Spanish guitar and playful orchestration that sounds like ... read more

(Alobar)Bollani treats his youthful obsession – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock musical – with a respect that does not limit his inventivenessStefano Bollani, the technically dazzling and hugely entertaining pianist, composer, broadcaster and writer from Milan, was once a classically trained piano prodigy with an unexpected teenage obsession. When he was ... read more

Available onlineAhamefule J Oluo’s 2014 show about having an autoimmune disease is a moving hybrid of comedy, theatre and jazzSince venues closed their doors because of the coronavirus, a wealth of online theatre has emerged and the industry is finding quick, creative ways to bring the stage to screen. But ... read more

New Orleans star, who was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms, saluted as ‘giant of a musician and even greater father’Ellis Marsalis, the jazz pianist who fathered two of America’s most celebrated jazz performers in Wynton and Branford Marsalis, has died aged 85. He is suspected to have died from ... read more

Grammy-winning trumpeter who played with Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman dies in New Jersey hospital after being admitted last week Wallace Roney, a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter celebrated for his interpretations of Miles Davis, has died aged 59 after contracting Covid-19.He died in hospital in Paterson, New Jersey, where he had ... read more

(Impulse)Fronting three different groups may seem like hubris, but the energy and vision of London-based saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is not easily contained. This second album from his alliance with assorted South African musicians is both calmer and more ominous than his work with the Comet Is Coming and Sons of ... read more

In Listener’s Digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. In this instalment, how to navigate the wildly esoteric recordings of jazz pioneer Alice ColtraneJourney in Satchidananda (1971) Related: Higher state of consciousness: how Alice Coltrane finally got her dues Continue reading... ... read more

Saxophonist and songwriter who fused jazz, funk and traditional Cameroonian musicThe musician Manu Dibango, who has died aged 86 after being treated for Covid-19, covered a vast spectrum of styles, from traditional roots music to jazz, soul, Afrobeat, reggae, gospel, French chanson, Congolese rumba, salsa and solo piano. Most importantly, ... read more

Whether it’s Alice Coltrane or Brian Eno, 80s pop or lover’s rock, here are your favourite songs to soothe the soul, collected in a playlistFrom Aphex Twin to Al Green: the most soothing songs to self-isolate withLast week, we published a 60-song playlist of soothing songs to reduce the stresses ... read more

Musician who influenced Michael Jackson dies in Paris hospital from Covid-19 infectionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageManu Dibango, the Cameroonian musician celebrated for his blend of jazz, funk and traditional west African styles, has died aged 86 in a Paris hospital after contracting Covid-19.A message on his Facebook ... read more

NonesuchThe avant-garde trailblazer pushes the boat out to glorious extremes with his near-unrecognisable covers of jazz standardsSam Gendel plays like a man trying to erase his instrument. The Californian saxophonist – perhaps best-known for his thoughtful collaborations with Moses Sumney and bassist Sam Wilkes – has long been honing slippery ... read more

Barbican, YorkAlthough some routines are getting well-worn, Cullum hops between hip-hop, crooning and one-liners with aplombJamie Cullum often divides jazz purists into those who think he’s offering a one-size-fits-all pop version of the genre and those who admire his passion for repopularising the music. His shows certainly have something for ... read more

The pioneering Sons of Kemet saxophonist on masculinity in crisis, the end of humanity, and what it means to be BritishShabaka Hutchings has been thinking about the end a lot. “For there to be a change, there needs to be the end of what we want changed,” he says, oracle-like, ... read more

Jazz pianist who played with John Coltrane and influenced every generation since the 1960sPlaying a supporting role to a force of nature is a tough call in any form of music – and in the maelstroms of jazz improvisation tougher still. The pianist McCoy Tyner, who has died aged 81, ... read more