Callum Au and Claire Martin – Songs and Stories (Stunt Records, STULP 20061. Review by John Arnett) In a career spanning 30 years and more than 20 albums, this CD marks a […]
Callum Au and Claire Martin – “Songs and Stories”
Article XI – “Live in Newcastle”
Article XI – Live in Newcastle (Discus 89CD/DL. CD review by Mark McKergow) Guitarist Anton Hunter’s eleven-strong ensemble is captured in a performance which shows impressive interweaving of compositions and group improvisation, wonderful […]
Avishai Cohen – “Big Vicious”
Avishai Cohen – Big Vicious (ECM 083 6025. CD review by Nick Davies) It’s not often a record brings you to a complete standstill. Well, the latest release from trumpeter Avishai Cohen, […]
Verneri Pohjola – “The Dead Don’t Dream”
Verneri Pohjola – The Dead Don’t Dream (Edition Records. EDN1153. Download Review by Patrick Hadfield) With a title like The Dead Don’t Dream one might expect a slice of late night noir. […]
Euphorials – “Konstance / Disposable Values”
Euphorials – Double EP: Konstance / Disposable Values (F-IRE Label, F-IRECD103. Review by AJ Dehany) The debut double EP by duo Euphorials brings an appealing soulful contemporary musical style and production to […]
Vibration Black Finger – “Can You See What I’m Trying to Say”
Vibration Black Finger – Can You See What I’m Trying to Say (Jazzman JJMANLP 121. CD review by Peter Jones) Music that breaks genre boundaries is difficult to sell. People naturally want […]
Brad Mehldau – “Suite: April 2020”
Brad Mehldau – Suite: April 2020 (Nonesuch. Vinyl/ Streaming. Review by Dick Hovenga*) Lockdown can also be a source of inspiration. Forced to stay at home, pianist Brad Mehldau wrote twelve new […]
Dave Glasser – “Hypocrisy Democracy”
Dave Glasser – Hypocrisy Democracy (Here Tiz Music. CD Review by Sam Norris) Saxophonist and flautist Dave Glasser is known on the New York jazz scene and beyond as a musician deeply […]
The George Colligan Trio – “Live in Arklow”
The George Colligan Trio – Live in Arklow (ubuntu music UBU0055. CD Review by Jon Carvell) To the uninitiated, Arklow Methodist Church in County Wicklow might not seem the obvious place to […]
Andrew McCormack – “Solo”
Andrew McCormack – Solo (Ubuntu Music. UBU0059. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Andrew McCormack has been focusing on his fusion band, Graviton, for the last years, though this solo project has been […]
Greg Foat – “Symphonie Pacifique”
Greg Foat – Symphonie Pacifique (Strut Records. CD Review by John Bungey) Jazz is of course not normally the domain of symphonies, pacifique or otherwise. There’s certainly a grandness to some of […]
Kansas Smitty’s – “Things Happened Here”
Kansas Smitty’s – Things Happened Here (Ever/K7. CD Review by Peter Jones) There’s no one quite like Kansas Smitty’s, formerly known as Kansas Smitty’s House Band (pedantically, I find myself struggling with […]
Soft Machine – “Live at the Baked Potato”
Soft Machine – Live at the Baked Potato (DYAD Records, DY031. CD review by Jon Turney) Soft Machine Legacy dropped the third word from their name back in 2015, and released the […]
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X – “East – West”
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X – East-West (ACT 9913-2. CD review by Alison Bentley) The bands on this live recording from the Kammermusiksaal of the Berlin Philharmonie in November 2019 seem to […]
Bukky Leo Quartet ft. Clifford Jarvis – “Evolution”
Bukky Leo Quartet ft. Clifford Jarvis – Evolution (Drift Recordings. CD review by Mark McKergow) This storming set sees American drum legend Clifford Jarvis team up with saxophonist Bukky Leo, pianist Jonathan Gee and bassist Pete Kubryk Townsend in […]
