Omer Avital Qantar – New York Paradox (Jazz & People: JP20ZM003 CD review by Nick Davies) This is bassist Omer Avital‘s second release with his band Qantar. As he has stated , […]
Omer Avital Qantar – “New York Paradox”
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Pizza Express Maidstone will not re-open
Pizza Express have announced their decision that the Maidstone PizzaExpress restaurant and music venue in Earl Street, which has been hosting music events for three decades, will not be re-opening, citing deterioration […]
Harry Beckett – “Joy Unlimited”
Harry Beckett – Joy Unlimited (Cadillac, CD SDCCD017 / LP SGCLP017. Review by Jon Turney) Back in the day, spotting Harry Beckett on the stand at the start of the evening was […]
Toivo Quintet – “View”
Toivo Quintet – View (Losen Records LOS 243-2. CD review by Sam Norris) Double bassist, composer and recent graduate of Bergen’s Grieg Academy Arne Toivo Fjose Sandberg is as yet a relatively […]
Brigitte Beraha – “Lucid Dreamers”
Brigitte Beraha – Lucid Dreamers (Let Me Out Records, LMD CD001. CD review by Alison Bentley) London-based singer and composer Brigitte Beraha’s new album is the first under her own name since […]
Pat Metheny: eleven ECM albums now available in HD audio
ECM has announced that Pat Metheny’s eleven albums for ECM from the period 1976-1984 are available in HD Audio, as from 31 July 2020. “The main premise in digitizing the Pat Metheny […]
Christian Sands – “Be Water”
Christian Sands – Be Water (Mack Avenue MAC1170. CD Review by Peter Jones) Barely out of his 20s, Christian Sands is an extraordinarily complete musician. It isn’t just the quality of his […]
Tenderlonious – “Quarantena”
Tenderlonious – Quarantena (22a Records 22a036. Review by Graham Spry) The intriguing title of the new album by Tenderlonious (Ed Cawthorne) is Quarantena which means ‘quarantine’ in Italian, but also refers to […]
Chris Biscoe – “Wobbly Rail 5”
Chris Biscoe – Wobbly Rail 5 (Bandcamp. Download review by Jane Mann) The Wobbly Rail 5 is a group of eminent jazz musicians led by English virtuoso saxophonist/composer Chris Biscoe. I first […]
Jeff Cosgrove, John Medeski, Jeff Lederer – “History Gets Ahead Of The Story”
Jeff Cosgrove, John Medeski, Jeff Lederer – History Gets Ahead Of The Story (Grizzley Music. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Drummer Jeff Cosgrove pays tribute in this album, his sixth as leader, to […]
28 July 2010 – Marking 10 years since the death of Chris Dagley
It is ten years today since the jazz community woke up in shock to the news of the death in a road accident of Chris Dagley. We published THIS . Re-reading the […]
Charles Tolliver – “Connect”
Charles Tolliver – Connect (Gearbox Records GB1561. Review by Adam Sieff) Now 78 years old, trumpeter and composer Charles Tolliver truly deserves full-on legendary jazz hero status. Dizzy Gillespie loved his playing, […]
Emma-Jean Thackray – “UM음 YANG양”
Emma-Jean Thackray – UM음 YANG양 (Night Dreamer Records ND006. Review by AJ Dehany) Composer and trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray outlines the manifesto of her label Movementt in a way that is germane to […]
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola – “Viento Y Tiempo: Live at Blue Note Tokyo”
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola – Viento Y Tiempo: Live at Blue Note Tokyo (Top Stop Music. CD Review by Lavender Sutton) It may seem like light years have passed since live […]
Tom Seals Band: Picnic at the Palace
Tom Seals Band: Picnic at the Palace (Blenheim Palace 22 July. Live review by Alison Bentley) Now that outdoor gigs are allowed again, going to one felt strangely clandestine. Would Blenheim Palace […]
