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www.jazzwisemagazine.com 4-8 News Latest London Jazz Festival bookings… Wynton Marsalis and Terence Blanchard change labels… John Taylor, Jamie Cullum and Curios for North Sea… Edinburgh Jazz Festival and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz

13 The Way It Is Big Brother Britain is alive and well with Form 696, says Stuart Nicholson. It needs to be stopped

14 Jazz on film Odds Against Tomorrow, with music by the great John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, is this month’s choice

16-17 Taking off Leeds band If Destroyed Still True and Londoners, the South Trio, are the ones to watch

32 Turning point Bassist Dave Green on the Ornette Coleman album that changed his life

36-52 CD reviews 54 Books and DVDs 57 The Player Trumpeter and flugelhorn player Neil Yates on his favourite instruments

58 Instrument reviews 59 Subscriptions Save money and grab a great free Warner Jazz CD

60-61 Live reviews 62-64 Gig guide Your essential guide to this month’s must-see gigs

18 Acoustic Ladyland Back with an uncompromising new line-up and sound Acoustic Ladyland hit the ground running with a cranked-up new album Living With A Tiger. Exclusive interview with Pete Wareham

22 Christian McBride Beginning our Aces of Basses special, one of the baddest bassists in jazz debuts his new band and album

26 Stanley Clarke The Return To Forever hero returns to acoustic bass for his new trio

30 Miroslav Vitous The great Czech bassist casts a weather eye on past and present projects with Stuart Nicholson

34 Roberto Fonseca The Cuban pianist gets to the heart of the matter in the company of Jane Cornwell

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