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They’re making history as the first jazz act to headline Wembley Arena, and Ezra Collective couldn’t be more thrilled. The London quintet tells Isobel Van Dyke why music is the soul of community

From Camden boozers to Soho clubs, David Ellis traces the late singer’s favourite haunts

There are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself. The market is starting to feel saturated; graze the music section on your local Waterstones and you’ll find endless biographies of bass players in long-forgotten prog rock groups, a multitude of cut-and-paste hagiographies and…

Shifting gears between Bach, Hendrix and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kennedy and his quartet perform a characteristically wide-ranging and virtuosic set

Crime writer Ian Rankin searches out comics at Forbidden Planet, likes to catch a Spurs game when he’s in town and fancies being a live-in resident at Ronnie Scott’s

Other Lives: Session bass guitarist who played on many hit singles and albums

Kool & the Gang legend Robert ‘Kool’ Bell likes a classic night at Ronnie Scott’s, enjoys the InterContinental at the O2 and would take a boat down the Thames... and beyond

A new box set explores how the American singer – now beloved of Kylie and more – was embraced by swinging London. Those who knew her recall a star who gently trod her own path

"I don't want to play for bass players – I want to play for truckdrivers! I want people to dance!" The rise of a reluctant virtuoso