Bob Mintzer Big Band – Get Up (Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild MCGJ1040. CD review by Frank Griffith) Bob Mintzer, saxophonist, flautist and composer-arranger, celebrates his 20th big band recording with Get Up which offers up […]
Melt Yourself Down (Lexington, 17 July 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Melt Yourself Down’s eponymous 2014 debut album of abrasive party psych-punk launched them as the pioneers of a compelling new sound. […]
Swanage Jazz Festival 2019 (13-14 July 2019. Report by Peter Jones) “We WILL be here next year,” vowed Paul Kelly, director of the 2019 Swanage Jazz Festival as he spoke to the […]
Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay releases The Road to Kennacraig, an album of traditional Scottish music and her own tunes written in traditional forms, on Monday 15 July. This might seem an odd […]
Abdullah Ibrahim – The Balance (Gearbox Records GB1554. LP Review by Sebastian Scotney) The Balance is the first album that Abdullah Ibrahim has recorded in his 80s – he is now 84. […]
Babelfish – Once Upon a Tide (Moletone 007. CD Review by Alison Bentley) When is the best time to record a new album? Babelfish waited till the end of their 2018 UK […]
