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http://procustom.yamaha.com JULY2010Contents

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4–6 News London Jazz Festival latest… Brecon boosts line-up…Ronnie Scott’s Brit-jazz Fest… and all the latest news and gossip from the world of jazz

15 The Way it is As the new government makes wholesale cuts across the board, funding for jazz could suffer, says Stuart Nicholson

18–19 Taking off Pianist Arthur Lea and bassist Percy Pursglove are ones to watch

36–51 CD reviews 52 Books and DVDs 55 The Player Drummer Ralph Salmins on his favourite kit

56 Instrument reviews All the latest kit news and reviews

58–59 Lives 60–62 Gig guide Your essential guide to this month’s must-see gigs

Features 8 Hank Jones Peter Vacher bids a fond farewell to the great Hank Jones

16 Jazz on film Cabin in the Sky is this month’s choice

20 Cindy BlackmanAferociouslygiftedjazzandrock drummer Cindy Blackman returns this month with a Tony Williams Lifetime-themed album. For her first Jazzwise cover Cindy talks tough

24 Julian JosephPianistandcomposer Julian Joseph talks to Jack Massarik about his new children’s jazz opera Shadowball which premières as Jazzwise hits the streets

28 Jean ToussaintThereturnofsaxophonistToussaint with his first ever live album

30 South African Jazz The nation that hosted the first ever World Cup in Africa has a rich jazz history. Marcus O’Dair surveys a music born out of repression

34 Richard FairhurstTriobreakthroughforthetalented pianist

64 Subscriptions Save money and grab a free Dune Records CD

66 Letters Write in – have your say www.jazzwisemagazine.com For daily breaking news, reviews and much more...