Mhenwhâr Huws – Body Control (Self-released. CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) One of the most interesting things about this Glasgow-based experimental, improvising string and percussion quartet, is perhaps the meaning behind band’s […]
Karen Sharp Trio – Another Place (KLS Records – KLS001. CD Review by Graham Spry) Saxophonist Karen Sharp first made her mark on British jazz as a member of Humphrey Lyttelton’s eight-piece […]
Oded Tzur – Here Be Dragons (ECM 083 5998. CD review by Peter Bacon) Oded Tzur makes an extraordinary sound with his tenor saxophone. I suppose the last time I was quite so […]
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – Live at the Jazz Café 091218 (LyteRecords LR049. CD Review by Jane Mann) This splendid new double live CD from award-winning saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator […]
The Milk Factory – Aula (De Werf Records W.E.R.F.163. CD Review by Dick Hovenga*) Ghent jazz band The Milk Factory is quite exceptional. In 2018 we heard them live, at the renowned […]
Art Themen – Thane & The Villeins (Hadleigh Jazz Records. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) In the good ol’ days of American legend, when men sported hand-painted ties and automobiles sprouted fins, […]
Julia Biel – Black and White, Vol. 1 (Rokit Records/Ankhtone Records RKT060/AKH005CD. CD review by Adrian Pallant) Where to categorise the music of Julia Biel (if, indeed, that were necessary) – rock, pop, R&B, […]
John Ghost – Airships Are Organisms (SDBANUCD11. CD review by Dick Hovenga*) Flemish sextet John Ghost deserves all of our attention. Their debut album, For A Year They Slept, made quite the […]
Bram De Looze – Colour Talk (SDBAN Ultra. CD review by Dick Hovenga*) With a new Pentadox album out and the release of Colour Talk, a fresh solo piano album, pianist Bram De […]
Tineke Postma – Freya (Edition Records. EDN1150. CD Review by Graham Spry) Tineke Postma is a Dutch alto and soprano saxophonist of the highest calibre and her new album Freya is a […]
Jim Hart and Ivo Neame – Multiverse (Edition Records EDN1147. CD Review by Peter Jones) Multiverse has taken a while to come out. Ivo Neame and Jim Hart started recording it in […]
Jasper Høiby – Planet B (Edition Records EDN1149. CD review by Jon Turney) The great Phronesis have announced that they are taking a break at the end of 2020, so it’s good to find […]
Yuri Goloubev – Two Chevrons Apart (Basho Records. CD review by Dominic Williams) Yuri Goloubev, the leader, composer and arranger of all the pieces on this album, spent about 14 years holding […]
Paul Nedzela – Introducing Paul Nedzela (Outside In Music OIM 1915. CD review by Frank Griffith) Baritone saxophonist Paul Nedzela‘s debut recording showcases his eloquent yet gritty playing. There are nine original […]
Pat Metheny – From This Place (Nonesuch 075597924374 CD review by Peter Bacon) There is only one Pat Metheny but I remember a time when there were two Pat Metheny audiences. There was […]
