Luka Bloom: ‘I’ve made a career banging a good sound out of a cheap guitar’

The musician’s new instrumental album, Out of the Blue, may be his most articulate yet

Manfred Eicher: the man who made ECM on working with Keith Jarrett, Steve Reich and Arvo Part

Since 1969 Manfred Eicher has had a singular influence on jazz through his ECM label. So what happens in a recording session with the enigmatic producer?

Various Artists: Hommage á Eberhard Weber | Album Review

Marius Neset: when you’re a sax idol, it’s good to have a bit of ego

The Norwegian saxophonist, not yet 30, is up there with the best of them for sheer inventiveness. Ahead of his trip to Bray, to talks about living the dream and the expectations that come with success

Many strings to his bow: Martin Hayes on finding inspiration

After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós

Underground jazz ventures overground

A new European festival matches musicians and fuses their sounds. Just don’t mention the J-word