Bill Callahan’s listening diary: ‘My daughter makes me listen to Harry Styles 20 times in a row’
The US songwriter guides us through a few days in sounds, from his son’s love of the Hamster Dance to Texas’s local Mexican radio stations and Traxman
June 2021
Global album of the month
Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky review – ragas for beautiful sunsets
The composer blends classical Indian vocals and modular synth drones into harmonic textures full of warming solace
March 2020
Listener's digest
Alice Coltrane: where to start in her back catalogue
Soothing songs for self-isolation: readers' picks
November 2017
Musical bliss: the London jazz festival pays tribute to Alice and John Coltrane
'It’s like you’re on top of the Alps': Alice Coltrane's spiritual jazz rediscovered
May 2017
Alice Coltrane: The Ecstatic Music of Turiyasangitananda review – spiritually uplifting
(Luaka Bop)
Higher state of consciousness: how Alice Coltrane finally got her dues
A reissue of her rarest work is helping to shine a light on one of jazz’s most overlooked figures, who is rightfully emerging from the shadow of her husband
The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitanada review – numinous energy
July 2014
Afrofuturism takes flight: from Sun Ra to Janelle Monáe
Lanre Bakare: A new generation of artists are exploring afrofuturism – Outkast and Janelle Monáe take the philosophy to the mainstream, while Flying Lotus and Shabazz Palaces push jazz and hip-hop to their extremes
August 2010
Flying Lotus
Hip-hop auteur Flying Lotus's jazz odyssey proves a little too frantic for Kitty Empire
January 2007
Alice Coltrane
Obituary: Skilful modern jazz pianist who developed her own musical spirituality from her husband's legacy.
January 2002
The heat is on
In this week's jazz releases, John Fordham finds the fiery side of Alice Coltrane - and a man who could save the clarinet
