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Steve Cooney: Ceol Ársa Cláirsí review – A glorious celebration of an ancient heritage

Cooney conjures up a finely honed collection of tunes for guitar from music originally written for the harp

‘In five seconds my life changed. I was worse than the worst jazz snob’

For the acclaimed jazz innovator Pat Metheny, guitars were tools for creating music. Then one he first saw as a child came up for sale, and he had to have it

Carla Bley: 'I am trying to imitate the people I love, and failing'

The jazz pianist and composer and her partner, bassist Steve Swallow, talk about the New York jazz scene of the 1960s, and the influence of Ornette Coleman and Count Basie

Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra - Time/Life album review: a fitting farewell

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Ernie Watts, a jazz saxophonist who is part of the fabric of western music

Watts has played with Marvin Gaye and the Jackson Five, as well as being one of the most respected jazz saxophonists of his generation