Immanuel Wilkins – Omega (Blue Note 0894797. CD review by Adam Sieff) Blue Note Records under the leadership of Don Was has developed and nurtured a powerful frontline artist roster and been […]
Immanuel Wilkins – “Omega”
Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel – “Resilience”
Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel – Resilience (Skirl Records 47. Review by Sam Norris) Swiss-born pianist and composer Sebastien Ammann has made a name for himself as a forward-thinking musician since moving to […]
Julian Marc Stringle and The Dream Band – “Live at CHICKENSHED”
Julian Marc Stringle and The Dream Band – Live at CHICKENSHED (Merfangle MJMSCD2020 – CD review by Mark McKergow) Clarinettist and reeds man Julian Marc Stringle presents a lively and varied concert performance ranging from […]
Bill Frisell – “Valentine”
Bill Frisell – Valentine (Blue Note. Review by John Bungey) Avant-garde axe shredder, ECM sound painter, Buster Keaton-soundtrack composer? Which Bill Frisell will turn up on the new album Valentine? In fact, […]
Sam Rivers – “Ricochet”
Sam Rivers – Ricochet (No Business Records NBCD 128. CD review by Olie Brice) Lithuanian record label No Business has been mining a golden stream of material with its archive series of […]
Tricotism (Craig Milverton/ Sandy Suchodolski/ Nigel Price) – “Nostalgia”
Tricotism (Craig Milverton/ Sandy Suchodolski/ Nigel Price) – Nostalgia (Nervy CD002, available via Bandcamp. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) No shame here. And no pretence. The inspiration for Nostalgia is announced upfront: […]
Huw Warren – “Live at Ucheldre, Vol 2”
Huw Warren – Live at Ucheldre, Vol 2 (Download from Bandcamp. Album Review by Jon Turney) Huw Warren, one of the UK’s most interesting pianists, has a string of fine trio, duo […]
Omer Avital Qantar – “New York Paradox”
Omer Avital Qantar – New York Paradox (Jazz & People: JP20ZM003 CD review by Nick Davies) This is bassist Omer Avital‘s second release with his band Qantar. As he has stated , […]
Harry Beckett – “Joy Unlimited”
Harry Beckett – Joy Unlimited (Cadillac, CD SDCCD017 / LP SGCLP017. Review by Jon Turney) Back in the day, spotting Harry Beckett on the stand at the start of the evening was […]
TRYPL – “TRYPL”
TRYPL (Trevor Mires, Ryan Quigley & Paul Booth) – TRYPL (Ubuntu music UBU0063. CD review by Paul Pace) TRYPL, the eponymously titled debut album release, is the happy result of a long […]
Benn Clatworthy – “The Pursuit”
Benn Clatworthy – The Pursuit (Self-Release BCQCD101. CD review by Paul Pace) London-born but based on the US west coast with an impressive stateside track record including playing with the great Horace […]
Toivo Quintet – “View”
Toivo Quintet – View (Losen Records LOS 243-2. CD review by Sam Norris) Double bassist, composer and recent graduate of Bergen’s Grieg Academy Arne Toivo Fjose Sandberg is as yet a relatively […]
Brigitte Beraha – “Lucid Dreamers”
Brigitte Beraha – Lucid Dreamers (Let Me Out Records, LMD CD001. CD review by Alison Bentley) London-based singer and composer Brigitte Beraha’s new album is the first under her own name since […]
Christian Sands – “Be Water”
Christian Sands – Be Water (Mack Avenue MAC1170. CD Review by Peter Jones) Barely out of his 20s, Christian Sands is an extraordinarily complete musician. It isn’t just the quality of his […]
Tenderlonious – “Quarantena”
Tenderlonious – Quarantena (22a Records 22a036. Review by Graham Spry) The intriguing title of the new album by Tenderlonious (Ed Cawthorne) is Quarantena which means ‘quarantine’ in Italian, but also refers to […]
