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Features

4–8 News Dave Douglas for Royal Academy of Music… Gateshead Jazz Festival unveils line-up… Jez jazzes up the Cockpit… and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz 16 The Way It Is What do record producers really do, asks Stuart Nicholson 18 Tomorrow Is The Question What awaits us in 2012

20–21 Taking Off Splashgirl and Beats & Pieces are the ones to watch 40–59 CD Reviews Over 100 CDs reviewed including albums by Keith Jarrett, Portico Quartet, Stacey Kent, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Pepper, Joe Harriott and many more 60–61 Books and DVDs 63 The Player Jack Bruce on his favourite basses 64 Instrument Reviews All the latest instrument news and reviews 66–67 Live Reviews 68–70 Gig Guide Your essential guide to the must-see gigs this month 72 Subscriptions Save money and receive a fantastic free Empirical album 74 Letters Write in – have your say

14 Albums Of The Year See who has grabbed the coveted top spot in the annual writers poll

22 Zoe RahmanRahman(below)returns with her latest album, the very personal Kindred Spirits

26 Joe HarriottAmajorretrospective on the life and work of influential free form jazz pioneer Joe Harriott

32 Portico QuartetNohangupsasthe innovative band dig deep into electronica

36 Mike WestbrookMusictomarchto

38 Turning PointTimWhitehead on the Keith Jarrett album that changed his life

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