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WE JAZZ MAGAZINE / ISSUE 11 SPRING 2024 “ONI PULADI”

Publication date: 11.4.2024

The eleventh issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Oni Puladi” for Carla Bley. 128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Carla Bley by Stewart Smith, Gondwana Records by Debra Richards, [Ahmed] by Seymour Wright, Amirtha Kidambi by Ayana Contreras, Ruth Goller by Daryl Worthington, Abdul Wadud by Pierre Crépon / David Neil Lee, François Jeanneau by Bret Sjerven, Mette Henriette by Debra Richards, Nduduzo Makhathini by Rob Garratt, Discaholic column by Mats Gustafsson, We Jazz Festival 2023 photo essay by Julius Töyrylä, album & live reviews, plus more.

About We Jazz Magazine

We Jazz Magazine is a quarterly journal of new stories about creative music. Published by the Helsinki-based label We Jazz, the magazine sheds light on often rarely featured artists, events and topics across the spectrum of creative music, both topical and historical. In addition to articles, the magazine includes album reviews plus notes on live events, books, design, etc. The magazine has a worldwide network of collaborators with names like Ashley Kahn, Peter Margasak, Debra Richards, Mats Gustafsson, Daniel Spicer, Stewart Smith, and many more contributing to the highly inspired narrative around the music. Designed by We Jazz artistic director Matti Nives, the magazine is pressed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers in 174 x 240 mm size and each issue runs 128 pages deep. In other words, this is one of those titles you want to stack up on your shelves for good, for the stories will remain fresh and the lavish look underlines the “keepsake” quality of the publication. The title of each issue is dedicated to the cover piece, and each issue’s cover features a bespoke illustration of the cover story subject.

We Jazz Magazine 10 / Winter 2023 “Dominoes”
Publishing date December 8th 2023

The
tenth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Dominoes” for Donald Byrd. 128
pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated
300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Donald Byrd by Andy
Beta, Lonnie Liston Smith by Anton Spice, Charles Gayle by Seymour Wright,
Anoushka Shankar & Arooj Aftab in conversation by Debra Richards, Billy
Harper by Bret Sjerven, Anni Kiviniemi by Wif Stenger, Kenneth Jimenez by
Andrey Henkin, Sun Ra by Francis Gooding, Muffins by Marc Medwin, Discaholic
column by Mats Gustafsson, Vogel Records by Lander Lenaerts + reviews &
more

We Jazz Magazine 09 / Fall 2023 “Oisters”
Publishing date September 19th 2023

The ninth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Oisters” for Petter Eldh. 128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Petter Eldh by Peter Margasak, Oren Ambarchi by Daryl Worthington, Sven Wunder by Markus Karlqvist, Robyn Steward by Dave Waller, Jason Moran by Rui Miguel Abreu, Darius Jones by Stewart Smith, Carlos Garnett by Andy Thomas, Discaholic column by Mats Gustafsson, Black Fire by Danne Veekens, reviews, plus more.

We Jazz Magazine 08 / Summer 2023 “Shadow Shapes” 

The eighth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Shadow Shapes” for Dorothy Ashby. 128 pages 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Dorothy Ashby by David Mittleman, Don Cherry by Magnus Nygren, Peter Evans by Andrey Henkin, The Return Of the Queer Jazz Scene by Tina Edwards, Jimetta Rose & the Voices Of Creation by Samuel Lamontage, Asher Gamedze by Teju Adeleye, Jazz Taphonomy by Seymour Wright, Discaholic column by Mats Gustafsson, Guy Stevens by Lander Lenaerts, reviews, plus more

We Jazz Magazine 07 / Spring 2023 “Universal Beings”

The seventh issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Universal Beings” for Makaya McCraven. 128 pages 174 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Stories include Makaya McCraven by Ayana Contreras, Sonny Rollins by Ashley Kahn, Peter Evans by Andrey Henkin, Amina Claudine Myers by Seymour Wright, Adolphe Sax by Harry Eddy, Ronald Snijders by Mike Bindraban, introducing our new columnist Mats Gustafsson, Puristamo Helsinki by Mathias Foster, reviews, plus more.

We Jazz Magazine 06 / Winter 2022 “Revelation”

The sixth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Revelation” for Black Jazz Records. 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Stories include Black Jazz Records by Daniel Spicer, As-Shams by Andy Thomas, Nyege Nyege Festival by Markus Karlqvist, Alina Bzhezhinska by Tina Edwards, Carl Stone by Peter Margasak, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley by Rob Garratt, Travelogue by Kari Ikonen, Pharoah / Jazz Composers Orchestra by Seymour Wright, reviews, plus more.

We Jazz Magazine 05 / Fall 2022 “Amaryllis”

The fifth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “Amaryllis” for Mary Halvorson. 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Stories include Mary Halvorson by Peter Margasak, Pi Recordings by Will Layman, Tyshawn Sorey by Marc Medwin, Women On the Syllabus by Tina Edwards, A Love Supreme Festival by Gareth Allen, Odysseus Festival by Dave Waller, Bob Rutman by Marialuisa Bonometti, Sarathy Korwar & Joanna Duda in conversation by Debra Richards, Tokyo Jazz Joints Vol. 3 by Philip Arneill, reviews, plus more.

We Jazz Magazine 04  / Summer 2022 “The Call”

The fourth issue of We Jazz Magazine, “The Call” for Horace Tapscott. 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Stories include Horace Tapscott by Andy Thomas, Tigran Hamasyan by Rui Miguel Abreu, Istanbul Scene by Alper Kaliber, Isaiah Collier by Daniel Spicer, Bill Frisell by Debra Richards, DJ Old Crank by Matti Nives, Tokyo Jazz Joints Vol. 2 by Philip Arneill, reviews, plus more.

We Jazz Magazine 03 / Spring 2022 “Tetragon”

This is the third issue of the new We Jazz Magazine, “Tetragon” for Joe Henderson. 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Stories include Joe Henderson by Daniel Spicer, International Anthem by Tina Edwards, Tokyo Jazz Joints by Philip Arneill, The Lisbon Scene by Rui Miguel Abreu, plus many more.

We Jazz Magazine 02  / Fall 2021 “Pursuance”

This is the second issue of the new We Jazz Magazine, 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Includes inspiring stories on music including John Coltrane by Ashley Kahn, Irreversible Entanglements by Daniel Spicer, Marshall Allen by Francis Gooding, Linda Fredriksson by Arttu Tolonen, Alan Silva by David Mittleman, French Caribbean Music by Markus Karlqvist, Pablo Held by HT Nuotio, record reviews, book reviews, plus more. This is a magazine put together by a quality cast of writers and illustrators/photographers with references such as The Wire, The Quietus, Pitchfork, Jazzwise, etc.

We Jazz Magazine 01  / Summer 2021 “World Galaxy”

This is the first issue of the new We Jazz Magazine, 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN ENGLISH. Inside, you’ll find great new stories about music including the cover piece on Alice Coltrane by Ashley Kahn, Sun Ra by Daniel Spicer, Berlin report by Debra Richards, Corbett by Peter Margasak, Scatter by Stewart Smith, Andreas Müller on Lockdown Listening, Alan Braufman talking to Nabil Ayers, plus more. This is a magazine put together by a quality cast of writers and illustrators/photographers with references such as The Wire, The Quietus, Deutschlankfunk Kultur, Jazzwise, etc. Something new is beginning here.