Larry Grenadier – The Gleaners (ECM. CD Review by Jon Turney) The resourcefulness and richness of modern double bass playing never cease to astound me. There are any number of players whose contribution […]

Esperanza Spalding – 12 Little Spells  (Concord Records. CD Review by Sebastian Maniura) In 12 Little Spells Esperanza Spalding explores the realm of magic and healing in her music. The concept for this album […]

Polly Gibbons – All I Can Do (Resonance Records RCD-1028. CD review by Mark McKergow) British singer Polly Gibbons is spending more time than ever in the USA these days so it’s […]

Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet with Alan Skidmore and Kjaer/Solberg/Wastrell – John Coltrane 50th Memorial Concert at Cafe Oto (Confront Core Series. Core07. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) The sleeve notes to […]

Dave Stryker – Eight Track III (Strikezone 8818. CD review by Peter Vacher) US guitarist Dave Stryker is something of an unknown quantity over here, despite an exceptional discography and decades on […]

Dave Storey Trio – Bosco (Impossible Ark IALP025. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) In the annals of jazz mythology, a be-bopper, complete with beret and goatee, stands on the corner of Manhattan’s Broadway […]

Laura Zakian – Minor Moments (Tall Guy Records. CD review by Adrian Pallant) London-based jazz vocalist and educator Laura Zakian has released four solo albums to date, the most recent – 2014’s […]

Dualistic – Dualistic(Losen Records. LOS 214-2. Review by Rob Mallows) Imagine if you will a musical Venn diagram. In one circle, people who like jazz; in the other, people who like heavy […]

Tom Cawley – Catenaccio(Ubuntu. UBU0024. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) “Catenaccio” is an Italian term for a style of football, apparently; and since most of the track titles have a link to […]

Joshua Redman Quartet ‎– Come What May(Nonesuch Records 585291 2. CD Review by Sebastian Scotney) Jazz is a music of connection. Saxophonist Joshua Redman has talked in interviews preceding the release of […]