Bassist and composer Ursula Harrison, winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024, didn’t have to cast widely for an influential exemplar: her mum, bassist Paula Gardiner, founder of the jazz course at the ...

Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) has probably been “anthologised” on LP and CD more than any other female jazz singer, including Ella and Billie. This latest addition to her already enormous discography ...

Parrott made her name as a bassist before emerging as a talented singer of standards and, as here, the modern songbook Australian-born Nicki Parrott emigrated to the USA in 1994 and after studying ...