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“Robert asked, ‘Do you know a Led Zeppelin song called The Ocean?’ I just casually answered, ‘Yeah, I know that song’”: Robert Plant bassist Viktor Krauss on the genius of the legendary frontman – and the inspiration he gets from his sister Alison

Few bassists can match the pedigree of Viktor Krauss, thanks to his session work with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell, Robert Plant, James Taylor and just about everyone else

Guitar World

“Even if it doesn’t survive, you can just get a screwdriver and screw it back together”: Bill Frisell on why the Telecaster beats the archtop as the touring jazz guitarist’s best friend

The Blue Note jazz legend checks in to pay tribute to the original mass produced electric guitar – the guitar that trends and airlines cannot kill

Guitar World

“I don’t know if I got better or worse. Sometimes I can’t believe the things I was able to play years ago. But I’m also like, ‘Wow, what was I thinking?’” Jazz guitar legend Bill Frisell on the album inspired by a dream

Veteran jazz man Bill Frisell toasts his 75th birthday with a stellar lineup and questing new album, and the hope that maybe he's getting better...

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Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review – an exquisite flow of genre, harmony and improv

The 80s sax star leads an A-list quartet, plus a shared trumpet role for Laura Jurd and Ballamy’s son Charlie

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The 10 best jazz albums of 2025

Jakob Bro’s Bill Frisell collaboration finally saw the light, Cécile McLorin Salvant drew on her teenage pop memories and Anthony Braxton looked back to 1985

The Guardian - UK

Jakob Bro: Taking Turns review – lost masterpiece from great Dane’s understated jazz supergroup

Played by world-class personnel including Bill Frisell and the late, great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, this 2014 set is full of subtle, spontaneous ideas

The Guardian - UK

Merope: Vėjula review – Lithuanian folk reborn in glittering new forms

The duo are joined by a stellar cast including Bill Frisell and Laraaji, bringing innovation and playfulness to their bright, elemental music

The Guardian - UK

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Alice Zawadzki/Fred Thomas/Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami review – beautiful music and absorbing stories

Seven years after a supposed one-off gig, the jazz-immersed trio release their debut album full of uniquely conveyed songs drawing from European, Latin and Sephardic Jewish sources

The Guardian - UK

From Girls Aloud to Doctor Who: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A decade on from their breakup, the UK girl band are back for a big arena tour, while Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord is here for his long-awaited appointment

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Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers review – an elegiac homage to New York’s green lung

In their album Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens the two musical soulmates impressionistically reflect on John Lennon, Albert Ayler and more

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“The Bigsby Standard actually made by Paul Bigsby is one of the most special – there’s only 25 or so known to still exist”: Meet Amy Rose Mills, the accidental luthier who sets up some of the rarest guitars on the planet

The noise improv specialist for Brooklyn’s Couch Slut is also a luthier at NYC institution Retrofret. She details some of the most treasured instruments she’s encountered, the magic of running a Gretsch at high gain, and grabbing one of her hero’s pedals before anyone else got the chance

Guitar World

Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song review – quietly joyous jazz grooves

The California-raised trumpet virtuoso provides a balming trio album to counter our information overload

The Guardian - UK

"Imagine Cream with Bill Frisell on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass": Charlie Haden's guide to his best work, from jazz to blues and beyond

In 1996, the legendary jazz bassist gave us a guide on where to start with his enormous and tremendous body of work

Guitar World

Julian Lage: The Layers review – otherworldly jazz guitar

The American guitarist’s sparse, largely acoustic companion piece to last year’s acclaimed View With a Room is another captivating creation

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