John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Bill Stewart – Swallow Tales(ECM 0836036. CD review by Alison Bentley) Going back to go forwards: US guitarist John Scofield’s new project returns to the Steve Swallow compositions that inspired his younger self […]
Dominic Ingham Quintet – Role Models (Ingham Records INGHAM01. CD Review by Lavender Sutton) Dominic Ingham is probably best known as a member of the critically acclaimed jazz fusion band Bonsai but this […]
Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment(Blue Note 0892619. Download review by Patrick Hadfield) Ambrose Akinmusire makes music that seems full of contradictions and yet is whole, consistent […]
Various artists – To The Jazz Bar With Love (The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh. Digital album review by Mark McKergow) The Jazz Bar, hub of the music in Scotland’s capital is, like every […]
AuB – AuB (Edition Records EDN1155. Review by Jon Carvell) There is virtuosity in all four corners of AuB, a new quartet formed at the confluence of two formidably talented young tenor […]
Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens – In Common 2(Whirlwind WR4728. CD Review by John Bungey) First, if you’re a lover of the noble art of album cover design, a word of […]
Chris Montague – Warmer than Blood (Whirlwind WR4756. CD Review by Jon Turney) Guitarist Chris Montague’s first recording as leader is a very considered affair: the very opposite of a blowing session. He […]
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet – Bluebeard (Challenge Records CR73466. CD Review by Rob Adams) Dutch saxophonist Yuri Honing emerged in the mid-1990s with a trio that earned a following, in Scotland certainly, […]
Aaron Parks – Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man (Ropeadope records. CD Review by Jon Turney) The second offering from pianist Aaron Parks’ appealing quartet consolidates the approach introduced two […]
Jean-Louis Matinier and Kevin Seddiki – Rivages (ECM 0864800. CD review by Mary James) If you articulate the word “Rivages” aloud you breathe in and then out, gently and naturally. And so […]
Lynne Arriale Trio – Chimes of Freedom (Challenge Records – CR 73494. CD Review by Jane Mann) This is American composer/pianist Lynne Arriale’s 15th album as leader. It was recorded in Mechelen, […]
Will Vinson – four forty one (Whirlwind Recordings WR4752. CD review by Mike Collins) Alto saxophonist Will Vinson’s latest release brings us the fruit of a remarkable series of collaborations, recorded over […]
Rob Luft – Life is The Dancer (Edition Records EDN1152. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) “Life is the dancer and you are the dance” is a quote from renowned German-Canadian spiritual teacher Eckhart […]
Torben Westergaard – The Gori Project(TWMusik TWMUSIK016. Album review by Rob Mallows) I’ve always had a soft spot for Nordic music. Most of my favourite albums of the last decade have been from […]
Julius Windisch Quartet – Chaos (Hout Records HR023. Album Review by Peter Slavid) Julius Windisch is a young German pianist and composer. He studied originally in Bern and released his first album there […]
