Sam Gendel – COOKUP (Nonesuch Records 7559790713. Album review by AJ Dehany) COOKUP, the latest batch from Sam Gendel, prolific multi-instrumentalist majoring in ‘saxofone’, is a microwave meal of an album that […]
Sam Gendel – COOKUP
Joe Locke – ‘Makram’
Joe Locke – Makram (Circle 9 Records. Album review by Gareth Thomas) Makram is the latest studio album from pioneering American vibraphonist Joe Locke, whose extensive discography stretching back to the late […]
Lucinda Williams – ‘Ramblin’ ‘
Lucinda Williams – Ramblin’ (Floating World Records FLOATLP6019. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) Back in 1979, a 26-year-old Louisiana-born singer released her debut album on Folkways Records. The album was called Ramblin’ […]
Louis Stewart – ‘Out On His Own’
Louis Stewart- Out On His Own (Livia Records. Album review by Adam Sieff) There’s no doubt that Louis Stewart (1944-2016) ranks among the finest jazz guitar players, just ask one and they’ll […]
Nick Walters – ‘Padmāsana’
Nick Walters – Padmāsana (D.O.T Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Padmāsana has been put together by Nick Walters, a trumpeter known for his work with his own The Paradox Ensemble and […]
Soccer96, Byron Wallen… – ‘Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre’
Multiple artists – Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre (released 17 Feb)(Blue Note 4536398. Album review by Dan Bergsagel) Blue Note doesn’t often release work from another record label, but Transmissions from Total Refreshment […]
Chris Potter – ‘Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard’
Chris Potter – Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition EDN1214. Album review by Jon Turney) Another outstanding record to add to the long list of live […]
Wild Card – ‘Cabin 19 Fever’
Wild Card – Cabin 19 Fever (Top End Records TER0006CD. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) As a long-term unit, Wild Card’s heart is the trio of writer, arranger and guitarist Clément Régert, […]
Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski – ‘Poiesis’
Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski – Poiesis (Subcontinental Records 2023. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Evoking Stephan Micus’ spacious and rich music, this entirely improvised album from Haftor Medbøe (guitar and effects) […]
Sebastian Rochford – ‘A Short Diary’
Sebastian Rochford – A Short Diary (ECM 2749. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Sebastian Rochford is perhaps best known for having been the driving force behind the iconoclastic band Polar Bear; his […]
Hubert Dupont – ‘Trio Aurore’
Hubert Dupont – Trio Aurore (Ultrabolic. Album review by Peter Slavid) Hubert Dupont is a French bass player who came late to jazz after graduating initially as an engineer. No doubt that […]
Kaja Draksler / Susana Santos Silva – ‘Grow’
Kaja Draksler / Susana Santos Silva – ‘Grow’ (Intakt CD 391/2022. Album review by Jon Carvell) Recorded live at the 2021 Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Grow is the second album from Portuguese trumpeter […]
Amália Baraona – ‘Everyday, a Little Love’
Amália Baraona – Everyday, a Little Love (Intek Music. Available from Bandcamp. Album review by Alison Bentley) Portuguese singer Amália Baraona grew up in Brazil listening to Bossa Nova. She’s put together […]
Francisco Mela with William Parker and Cooper-Moore – ‘Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 2;
Francisco Mela with William Parker and Cooper-Moore: Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 2 (577 Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Francisco Mela is a Cuban drummer based in the USA who joined McCoy […]
Moss Freed & Union Division: ‘Micromotives’
Moss Freed & Union Division: Micromotives (Discus CD147. Also mentioned is the album launch Vortex Jazz Club 25 January. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans In his very informative notes on the CD […]
