Jonah Parzen-Johnson – Imagine Giving Up (We Jazz Records. CD Review by Dick Hovenga*) Jazz saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson, originally from Chicago and now based in Brooklyn, is a strikingly distinctive musician. He […]
Peter Hum – Ordinary Heroes (peterhum.bandcamp.com. CD review by Mike Collins) From across the Atlantic comes a recording by Canadian polymath, pianist and composer Peter Hum. Ordinary Heroes is a set of […]
Sam Rivers Quintet – Zenith (No Business NBCD 124. CD review by Olie Brice) This is the second in a hugely welcome series of previously unreleased live Sam Rivers recordings, curated by […]
Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin with Bill Frisell – Americana (ACT Music 9049-2. CD review by Peter Bacon) What’s this? Brothers In Arms? Clearly not a bunch of British jazzers, then. At the risk […]
Melt Yourself Down – 100% Yes (Decca Records. CD review by Nick Davies) Melt Yourself Down return with their third album 100% Yes which is their first for Decca Records. The two earlier […]
Atur Dutkiewicz/Wojciech Niedziela/Piotr Orzechowski/Kuba Stankiewicz/Michał Tokaj/Piotr Wyleżoł – Piano Sketches (AC Records 13. CD review by AJ Dehany) Creative limitations release the imagination. As anyone trying to write or work creatively […]
Nduduzo Makhathini – Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds (Blue Note 003157502. CD Review by Jon Turney) Among a clutch of notable youngish South African pianists, Kyle Shepherd and Bokani Dyer […]
stillefelt – stillefelt (Stoney Lane Records – slr1883. CD Review by Graham Spry) The initial impression given by the album cover and the music of this self-titled album from stillefelt is undoubtedly […]
Sigurd Hole – Lys/Mørke (Elvesang Records. Album Review* by Dick Hovenga) This double album by Norwegian double bass player Sigurd Hole takes the listener on a particularly appealing voyage of musical discovery. […]
Stefano Bollani- Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar (ALOBAR AL1007. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Does musical virtuosity or emotional appeal seem more important in jazz? Italian pianist Stefano Bollani’s new solo […]
Miss Kiddy and The Cads – Vintage Dirtbag (Self-Released . CD Review by Paul Kelly) One of the great curiosities about jazz is the way that the popular portion of its repertoire […]
Enrico Pieranunzi/Jasper Somsen/Jorge Rossy – Common View (Challenge CR73459. CD review by Mike Collins) Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi is a giant of European jazz. He began playing and recording with bass player […]
Phoenician Blinds – The Sight, The Seer and The Seen (Self-Released. Review by Nick Davies) It was the name of the band that caught your reviewer’s eye, an interest that was sustained […]
Gilfema – Three (Sounderscore SO 001. CD Review by Adam Sieff Gilfema is guitarist/vocalist Lionel (Gilles) Loueke (Gil), drummer Ferenc Nemeth (Fe) and bassist Massimo Biolcati (Ma). They also perform and record […]
Aaron Diehl – The Vagabond (Mack Avenue MAC 1153. CD by Peter Jones) The sheer class of American pianist Aaron Diehl has been recognised over here ever since the singer Cécile McLorin […]
