Yazz Ahmed – Polyhymnia (RopeaDope Records. CD review by Paul Kelly) Much of jazz is about solo instrumental imagination and prowess around a number of standard theme. But a far smaller group […]
Yazz Ahmed – “Polyhymnia”
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Mark Kavuma – “The Banger Factory”
Mark Kavuma – The Banger Factory (Ubuntu Music UBU0028. CD review by Paul Kelly) What does it take to keep a well-trodden medium fresh? Is instrumental prowess enough? It’s been 65 years […]
Oded Tzur – “Here Be Dragons”
Oded Tzur – Here Be Dragons (ECM 083 5998. CD review by Peter Bacon) Oded Tzur makes an extraordinary sound with his tenor saxophone. I suppose the last time I was quite so […]
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – “Live at the Jazz Café 091218”
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – Live at the Jazz Café 091218 (LyteRecords LR049. CD Review by Jane Mann) This splendid new double live CD from award-winning saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator […]
Arun Ghosh Quartet + Archipelago at Sunday Jazz in the Crypt, Middlesbrough
Arun Ghosh Quartet + Archipelago (Middlesbrough Sunday Jazz in the Crypt February 2020 edition. Review by AJ Dehany) Arun Ghosh’s music has a kaleidoscopic melodicism that sounds naturally exotic without contriving to […]
Jasper Høiby – “Planet B”
Jasper Høiby – Planet B (Edition Records EDN1149. CD review by Jon Turney) The great Phronesis have announced that they are taking a break at the end of 2020, so it’s good to find […]
Yuri Goloubev – “Two Chevrons Apart”
Yuri Goloubev – Two Chevrons Apart (Basho Records. CD review by Dominic Williams) Yuri Goloubev, the leader, composer and arranger of all the pieces on this album, spent about 14 years holding […]
Pat Metheny – “From This Place”
Pat Metheny – From This Place (Nonesuch 075597924374 CD review by Peter Bacon) There is only one Pat Metheny but I remember a time when there were two Pat Metheny audiences. There was […]
Punkt is coming to Birmingham (18-20 March)
Peter Bacon reports: For those who have always hankered after attending the Punkt festival of live remix but haven’t managed to make it to Kristiansand in Norway, good news! Punkt, in collaboration […]
Fergus McCreadie Trio coming to the 606 Club (4 March)
Rob Adams previews: Multi-award-winning Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie brings his trio to the 606 Club on Wednesday 4 March, the group’s first London appearance since McCreadie’s debut recording, Turas, won Album of […]
Martin Speake Quartet with Ethan Iverson at Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham
Martin Speake Quartet with Ethan Iverson (Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 13 February 2020. Review and photos by John Watson) The sound is plaintive and cool in musical temperature – subtle vibrato, […]
Albare – “…Plays Jobim: A Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim”
Albare – …Plays Jobim: A tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim (Alfi Records. CD review by John Arnett) Guitarist Albare (Albert Dadon) was born in Morocco and grew up in Israel and France. […]
Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst – “These Days”
Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst – These Days (jazz re:freshed jrf0019: CD review by Mark McKergow) Bassist Daniel Casimir and vocalist Tess Hirst hit a very jazz high spot with their debut […]
Alex Jønsson – “Heathland”
Alex Jønsson – Heathland (AJ04CD4. CD review by Mike Collins) Danish guitarist Alex Jønsson has a burgeoning reputation in his own country, performing with his own and a panoply of other bands […]
Władysław Dadak – owner of Piec Art Acoustic Jazz Club, Kraków
Piec Art, a basement jazz club just off the main square in Kraków recently celebrated its 20th birthday. Owner Władysław Dadak spoke to Mary James about its history and his plans for […]
