Tania Giannouli Trio – In Fading Light (Rattle Records RAT-D105. Review by Adrian Pallant) A trio led by a pianist – but not a piano trio in the expected sense. For, in […]
Tania Giannouli Trio – ‘In Fading Light’
John Rae – ‘Uncouth And Without Form’
John Rae – Uncouth And Without Form (Thick Records. Download only. Review by Patrick Hadfield) John Rae was central to the resurgence of the Scottish Jazz scene around the turn of the century, […]
The Royal Bopsters – ‘Party Of Four’
The Royal Bopsters – Party Of Four (Motema 0372. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) If you’re allergic to vocalese, stop. Sorry about that, but you’ve arrived at the wrong review. On the […]
Janne Mark with Arve Henriksen – ‘Kontinent’
Janne Mark with Arve Henriksen – Kontinent (ACT 9742-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) ‘Hymn’ is a word freighted with emotional connotations: yours may differ from mine, but for me the dominant image […]
Petr Cancura with Charlie Hunter & Geoff Clapp – ‘Don’t Let It Stop!’
Petr Cancura with Charlie Hunter & Geoff Clapp – Don’t Let It Stop! (Roots2Boot Recordings. CD Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Don’t Let it Stop! is a live recording created from three performances […]
Anthony Malka – ‘Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers’
Anthony Malka – Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers (Black Milk Music. CD review by Ciaran Carter) Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers is a new […]
Jonny Liebeck – ‘Mellow Mind’
Jonny Liebeck – Mellow Mind (Self-release. CD Review by Alison Bentley) The Mellow Mind of pianist Jonny Liebeck brings together his love of jazz and Latin music, and his nine original compositions here […]
Martin Nodeland – ‘Origins’
Martin Nodeland – Origins (Smeik Music. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Martin Nodeland is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and arranger whose first recording as leader, Debut (2019), was a confident and intricate neo-bop […]
Tani Tabbal Trio – ‘Now Then’
Tani Tabbal Trio – Now Then (Tao Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Tani Tabbal is a drummer, born in Chicago but settled in Detroit. He played with singer Oscar Brown Jnr and the […]
Dave Brubeck – ‘Lullabies’
Dave Brubeck – Lullabies (Verve 3514268. CD Review by Liam Noble) In his liner notes to this typically unassuming album, Dave Brubeck remembers his mother playing to him and his siblings as […]
Chien Chien Lu – ‘The Path’
Chien Chien Lu – The Path (Self-release. CD review by Rob Mallows) I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album by Taiwanese percussionist Chien Chien Lu. I’d never heard of her, […]
Joe Stilgoe – ‘Stilgoe in the Shed’
Joe Stilgoe – Stilgoe in the Shed (Silva Screen, SILCD1630. Review by Bob Blizzard) Joe Stilgoe was the first UK jazz musician to respond to the coronavirus lockdown by streaming live performance […]
Steve Hamilton – “Between The Lines”
Steve Hamilton – Between The Lines (Available from Steve Hamilton’s Bandcamp. Album review by Patrick Hadfield) Recorded in the depths of the Covid lockdown, Scottish pianist Steve Hamilton‘s first solo record is […]
Nikol Bóková – “Unravel”
Nikol Bóková – Unravel (Animal Music, ANI 087-2. Review by TJ Abbonizio) The word ‘maheeb’ in Arabic refers to a specific kind of beauty in nature, one that is striking to the […]
Quadro Nuevo – “Mare”
Quadro Nuevo – Mare (GLM Music, FM 260-2. CD review by Jane Mann) Like almost everyone else this year of the Great Plague, my travel plans have been completely thwarted. I had […]
