Martial Solal – Coming Yesterday: Live at Salle Gaveau 2019(Challenge Records CR73516. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) After 92 years of surmounting life’s obstacles, Martial Solal has decided to throw in the towel. Born […]
Van Morrison – Latest Record Project Volume 1 (Exile / BMG). Album review by Alison Bentley Thank God For the Blues is one of 28 new songs on Van Morrison’s latest album […]
GoGo Penguin – GGP/RMX(Blue Note Records – Download review by Graham Spry) Jazz afficionados rarely anticipate remix albums with much enthusiasm. The notion of inviting DJs and producers to revisit acoustic, improvised […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, singer/ pianist Robin Phillips describes ten tracks by Chet Baker. Robin writes: My relationship with Chet […]
Ariel Bart – In Between (Ropeadope Records. Album Review by Jane Mann) 22-year-old Ariel Bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In 2019, she played on American free jazz […]
Avishai Cohen – Two Roses(naïve/believe M7369. Album Review by Jon Carvell) When it first came out, I spent months listening to Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen’s 2007 album As Is… Live at the Blue […]
Fergus Hall – Shores (Self-released. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, improvisor and producer in the early stages of his career. He hails from the west of […]
Lol Coxhill – Coxhill ‘85 (Slam Productions SLAMCD 2114. Album Review by Olie Brice) This wonderful record of a 1985 solo Lol Coxhill gig really captures the experience of hearing Lol live […]
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado Orchestra – Salswing! ( Rubén Blades Productions. Album Review by Peter Jones) Fans of TV’s Fear the Walking Dead will be familiar with Rubén Blades’s work, as […]
In a press release today 6 May, Love Supreme Festival states that: “Over the past few months we have been exploring all avenues to make Love Supreme happen this summer. We are […]
Marius Neset – A New Dawn (ACT 9930-2. Album review by Jon Turney) The lavishly gifted Marius Neset has turned more to large ensemble projects of late, but his remarkable saxophone playing […]
Sebastian writes: The nominees for the inaugural German Jazz Prize are announced today. It is a new set of awards. It has official support from the German Ministry of Culture. The Awards […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, pianist Jonathan Gee writes about ten of his favourite tracks by Thelonious Monk: Skippy from Genius […]
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic Records Limited Edition. Review by Leonard Weinreich) This Mosaic collection, limited to 3,500 copies worldwide, chronicles two fascinating decades of Louis […]
Tom Stephenson – Perfect Circle (Available from BandCamp. Review by Patrick Hadfield) New releases from Glasgow’s lively jazz scene have been coming thick and fast this year, and this impressive debut from […]
