ON THE COVER: Lester Bowie

FEATURES: Dexter Gordon, Loose Tubes, Val Wilmer, Paul Lytton & Paul Lovens, Branford Marsalis, Frank Zappa, Serge Chaloff

ON THE COVER: Everton, Paula And Arefin

FEATURES: The Beat Generation, Dave Brubeck, Lenny Bruce, Sonny Rollins, William Burroughs, Shirley Clarke

ON THE COVER: Django Bates

FEATURES: Weather Report, Tony Oxley, Dewey Redman, Youssou N'Dour, Cuba, Diamanda Galas

ON THE COVER: Herbie Hancock: Rockit and see, Anita Baker and Festivals '86

FEATURES: Gail Thompson: Maybe it's her, Toru Takemitsu, John Zorn and the art of noise, new jazz video's reviewed

ON THE COVER: Chico! The Nature of Mr Freeman

FEATURES: Alex Von Schlippenbach, Stan and Clark Tracey, The Fall, Eddie Harris

ON THE COVER: Max Roach: The Different Drummer

FEATURES: Billy Cobham, Han Bennink, Last Exit, Incus Festival, Jazz Radio: The Complete Guide

ON THE COVER: Art Pepper

FEATURES: Terence Blanchard, Test Dept, New York Now!

ON THE COVER: Miles Davis

FEATURES: Mose Allison, Evan Parker, Kintone, George Russell, Camden Jazz Week, John Scofield, Teizo Matsumara, Third Stream, New Age: So What?

ON THE COVER: Lester Young

FEATURES: Touré Kunda, Gospel: The Spirit of Memphis Quartet, Young Gerry Mulligan, Shankar

ON THE COVER: Courtney Pine

FEATURES: Luciano Berio, George Coleman, Joe Farrell, Paul Motian, Minnie Mouse, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Leslie Thompson, Joe Turner, Lester Young,

ON THE COVER: Betty Carter interviewed by Graham Lock,

FEATURES: Jimmy Smith, Paul Bley, Vienna Art Orchestra, Sun Blues, John Abercrombie

ON THE COVER: Bill Laswell - A collision in killing time, Celia Cruz, Anita O'Day, Donald Banks

FEATURES: Arto Lindsay, Charlie Watts, Loose Tubes, Mathilde Santing, Alan Bush, LP's of the year