Velvet Revolution (Daniel Erdmann, Théo Ceccaldi and Jim Hart): Message in a Bubble(BMC Records BMC CD312, Review by Frank Graham) At a certain point in the life of most working groups, things […]
Fractus – Fractus(Available from Bandcamp – link below. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) The compositions are gently understated. The front line comprises Irini Arabatzi‘s ethereal, mostly wordless vocals and Matt Carmichael‘s powerful tenor saxophone. […]
Shannon Barnett Quartet – Alive at Loft (KLAENG Records 077 CD. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Shannon Barnett is a trombone player, originally from Melbourne, Australia, who after a period studying and […]
Shakti – This Moment (Abstract Logix. Album review by Phil Johnson) The vinyl version of world-fusion supergroup Shakti’s first studio album for, wait for it, forty-six years is something to behold. There’s […]
Dušan Jevtović – City Hustling (Self-published via Bandcamp. Album review by Rob Mallows) Barcelona-based Serbian guitarist Dušan Jevtović was an unknown quantity to me. But sometimes, a shot in the dark can pay […]
The Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MD6-276. Review of 6-CD set by Len Weinreich) It was once generally accepted among jazz aficionados that a talented life cut short (Bix Beiderbecke, […]
Nils Økland (Hardanger fiddle, violin) , Sigbjørn Apeland (harmonium) – Glimmer (ECM 4841962CD. Album review by Phil Johnson) It’s very rare to encounter music as beautiful as this, that can be returned […]
Sienna Dahlen and Bill Coon – Balladextrous (Cellar Music CMR060322 – review by Bruce Lindsay) Vocalist Sienna Dahlen and guitarist Bill Coon, both experienced performers on the Canadian jazz scene, bring that […]
Mirko Pedrotti Quintet – FLAM (Nusica 24. Album review by Peter Slavid) This is a new band to me, despite it being their third album. I have come across the leader briefly, […]
Roberto Bonati and ParmaFrontiere Orchestra – La Fòla De L’Oca / Over Time(ParmaFrontiere label. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart.) “La Fòla de l’Oca, an ancient and surreal refrain, a wild goose chase, […]
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series Set 12(Set 12: MSESET12 – 6 CDs. Album review by Chris Parker) Blues Like Showers of Rain Disc 1: Blues Like Showers of Rain (Vol. 1)Disc 2: Blues Like […]
Johnny Hodges – ‘In Concert’ (Steeplechase Records. Album review by Olie Brice) In March 1961 the Duke Ellington band were given two weeks off mid-European tour, to allow Ellington to complete work […]
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – Connection (Enja Yellowbird. Album review by Jon Turney) Marc Ribot’s heavily rhythmic, slightly distorted electric guitar sound is rooted in rock and the bluesier end of Americana […]
Tom Ollendorff – Open House Fresh Sounds Records FSNT 656 (CD review by Mike Collins) Listening to guitarist Tom Ollendorff’s new release, his second under his own name, I’ve been trying to […]
McCoy Tyner – The Montreux Years(Claude Nobs Foundation/BMG 5053888948. Vinyl review by Phil Johnson) As shown in the fascinating recent three-part BBC television series on the Montreux Jazz Festival (‘They All Came […]
