A genius is someone who changes the course of history. In Dave's case, musical history, says Jack Reilly
We're all familiar with the numerous modern exponents of the jazz flute such as Eric Dolphy, James Moody and Hubert Laws but who were the earliest players? JJ writer George Hulme makes a list
As the 2012 festival season approaches David Hays of Mainstem Records asks where are the local jazz visionaries to compare with Jed Williams or Jean-Louis Guilhaumon?
Gavin Allison opens the bidding for favourite Christmas Day 2011 jazz listening
Reader Tony Caldicott finds JJ's printing and photographs 'brilliant' and asks for more on another jazz great, Norman Granz
The EUROPAfest in Bucharest invites bands to apply to appear in May 2012
Reader Andrew Beddall asks the question on everyone's lips: why the male domination of jazz?
In his article in JJ October 2011 Simons Adams lamented the absence in CD format of important LPs issued since the 1960s. Several readers responded with their own ideas for the modern LP most deserving of CD reissue
Reader Dave Taylor laments BBC R3 Jazz Library's move nightwards
Reader Alan Greengrass copied us for publication on correspondence he recently sent to Lord Patten and others
Reader Gordon Sapsed comments on region formats on DVDs recently reviewed in JJ
Reader John Major adds more examples of jazz players with the same name
Several readers were thrilled to catch bassist Spike Heatley when he returned from Brittany for UK dates this summer
Reader Rodney Millard says we should revisit the work of the 1960s Rod Levitt Octet
Reader Tony Pearson reckons we should start an annual DVD poll
Reader Tony Roberts says we shouldn't be obsessed by that word
Reader Alan Gibbs is delighted to find so much jazz coverage on Sky Arts 2
Reader Gordon Sapsed with a snapshot (and photo!) of Rossano Sportiello at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh
Reader Dave Taylor trumpets the work of the former Charles Mingus brassman
Reader Peter Howard acclaims the Herts Jazz Club, newly revived by Clark Tracey and staging the first Herts Jazz Festival in August 2011
Reader Dave Taylor savours a rare Miles Davis recording with Lester Young and the MJQ
Reader Peter Griffin asks why CDs have to be recorded in 16-bit format
Jon Hiseman in April JJ on the state of the jazz business
The Graham Bond Organisation cover on April JJ provokes video (ok, animated gif) response
Bob Weir on a ’vicious diatribe’ against Randy Sandke's Where The Dark And The Light Folks Meet
Digby Fairweather defends Internet jazz radio
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