
Adrian Cox and Joe Webb – Both Sides Now (A.P.P Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) Adrian Cox (clarinet) and Joe Webb (piano) are two young musicians with a deep love, respect […]
Adrian Cox and Joe Webb – Both Sides Now (A.P.P Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) Adrian Cox (clarinet) and Joe Webb (piano) are two young musicians with a deep love, respect […]
Tim Berne and Gregg Belisle-Chi- Mars (Intakt CD 374. Album Review by Sam Norris) Mars is the latest brainchild of veteran avant-garde alto saxophonist Tim Berne, released on the always impressive and boundary-pushing […]
Emile Parisien – Louise(ACT 9943-2. Album review by Jon Turney) The impish French Soprano sax specialist Emile Parisien is a Euro-jazz star but here brings three US players into his band to […]
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 6 (MSESET6 – 6 CDs. Album review by Chris Parker) Disc 1: Papa Charlie Jackson 1924–29 Disc 2: Memphis Jug Band 1927–34 Disc 3: Barbecue Bob 1927–30 […]
Immanuel Wilkins – The 7th Hand (Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) The much-admired young American alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins already fronts a fine quartet. But his second album poses the […]
Stan Tracey Trio – ‘The 1959 Sessions’(ReSteamed-Records RSJ116. Album Review by Leonard Weinreich.) The music on this album, never previously released, represents a recovered time capsule and demands a word or two […]
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music Pig Records, PIG11 (CD review by Mike Collins) Wallpaper Music, released at the end of 2021, is a tour-de-force from multi-instrumentalist and composer Kevin Figes, conjuring a […]
King Crimson – Music is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany 2021 (2 CDs) Robert Fripp – Music for Quiet Moments (8-CD Set) (Panegyric. Album reviews by John Bungey) There are […]
Oscar Peterson – A Time For Love – Live In Helsinki 1987 (Mack Avenue MAC1151 – CD review by Mark McKergow) This double CD set finds Canadian piano maestro Oscar Peterson with his quartet in […]
Malstrom – Klaus-Dieter(Berthold Records. Album review by Rob Mallows) I’ve listened to a lot of music. I’ve owned a lot of albums. I’ve yet to see a front cover illustration as, well, I […]
James Beckwith – Long Distance(SE 10 Music. Album review by Rob Mallows) As a fellow proud resident of south London, I felt compelled out of a sense of geographic loyalty to check […]
Chris Laurence – Kenny Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones (Jazz In Britain, JIB-29-S-Cd. Album review by Mike Collins) There are many remarkable things about the this release by Chris Laurence, but quite properly […]
Kinetika Bloco – Legacy (Banger Factory Records. Album Review by Adam Sieff) This album is a homage to the Kinetika Bloco carnival group who are celebrating their 21st Anniversary, and especially to […]
Brian Molley Quartet – Modern Traditions (BGMM Records BGMM 003, available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Brian Molley‘s new release does exactly what it says on the label: the Glasgow-based […]
EDQ – They All Be On This Old Road: The Seven Dials Concert (Ogun OGCD 048. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The last few years have seen some excellent re-issues of British […]