Chick Corea Akoustic Band – Live (ConcordJazz CJA00291. CD review by Mike Collins) A poignant reflection concludes the liner notes for this live recording from 2018 of Chick Corea’s Akoustic Trio. The […]
Chick Corea Akoustic Band – ‘Live’
Daniel García Trio (with guests Ibrahim Maalouf, Anat Cohen) – ‘Vía de la Plata’
Daniel García Trio (with guests Ibrahim Maalouf, Anat Cohen, Gerardo Núñez) – Vía de la Plata (ACT 9936-2. Review by Jon Carvell) A will-o’-the-wisp is one of the more disconcerting phenomena that […]
Luke Bainbridge – ‘Surface Tension’
Luke Bainbridge – Surface Tension (Self-released/Bandcamp link below – Album review by Peter Slavid) Surface Tension is really more of a project than a band. It was originally put together as a […]
Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition)
Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition – 2LP + 2CD Deluxe Bookpack) (World Circuit. Album Review by John Bungey) It was the nostalgic celebration of a lost Cuba that found a […]
Brandon Goldberg – ‘In Good Time’
Brandon Goldberg – In Good Time (SR – BSG10002. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) Brandon Goldberg is fifteen years old. That’s right, fifteen. Afficionados don’t often witness the earliest performances of jazz prodigies, nearly […]
De Beren Gieren – ‘Less Is Endless’
De Beren Gieren – Less Is Endless (Sdban Ultra. Album review by Peter Slavid) In Europe, in recent times, trios have often struggled to escape the dominating shadow of EST. But De […]
Marc Johnson – ‘Overpass’
Marc Johnson – Overpass (ECM 3810819. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Overpass is the latest edition to ECM’s subgenre – solo bass recordings. If you’re the kind of gig-goer who goes to […]
Lady Blackbird – ‘Black Acid Soul’
Lady Blackbird – Black Acid Soul (Foundation Music/BMG. Album Review by John Bungey) She’s always had the voice – a soulful instrument that combines the drama of Tina Turner with the bluesy […]
Charlotte Keeffe – ‘Right Here, Right Now’
Charlotte Keeffe – Right Here, Right Now (Discus Records 107CD. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Improvising trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe is an extremely versatile and active player; she leads her own quartet, is one of […]
ESINAM – ‘Shapes in Twilights of Infinity’
ESINAM Shapes in Twilights of Infinity (W.E.R.F. records. Album Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) Belgian-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist Esinam Dogbatse a.k.a ESINAM creates a gloriously unique sound universe with her debut album Shapes in Twilights […]
Jake Baxendale and Jasmine Lovell-Smith – ‘Sanctuary’
Jake Baxendale and Jasmine Lovell-Smith – Sanctuary (Paintbox Records 003. Available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) A collection of two large-scale suites and two shorter pieces, Sanctuary is a bold work. Through-composed with lots of space […]
Harvey/O’Higgins Project – ‘That’s The Way To Live’
Harvey/O’Higgins Project – That’s The Way To Live (Ubuntu Music UBU0094. Review by Leonard Weinreich) My late chum, Al, an omnivorous jazz fan, often referred wistfully to the kind of music that, if you were […]
Pat Metheny – ‘Side Eye – NYC (v1.iv)’
Pat Metheny, Side eye – NYC (v1.iv) (BMG . Album review by Jon Turney) While I was weighing up this album a recent, very long, interview Rick Beato posted with Pat Metheny […]
Kirk Lightsey – ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’
Kirk Lightsey – I Will Never Stop Loving You (Jojo Records. JJR-001 CD Review by Adam Sieff) One of the most impressive scenes I’ve ever witnessed in a jazz club was at […]
Mike LeDonne – ‘It’s All Your Fault’
Mike LeDonne (with The Groover Quartet + Big Band) – It’s All Your Fault (Savant Records SCD 2183. Album review by David di Nota) Q. Anything new in bop? A. Mike LeDonne. […]
