
Hans Koller – Word from Bird(AMM. Album review by Charles Rees) As the title of pianist/arranger Hans Koller‘s latest album indicates, Word from Bird has a Charlie (‘Bird’) Parker theme to all […]
Hans Koller – Word from Bird(AMM. Album review by Charles Rees) As the title of pianist/arranger Hans Koller‘s latest album indicates, Word from Bird has a Charlie (‘Bird’) Parker theme to all […]
Duncan Heining – And Did Those Feet – Six British Jazz Composers (JazzinBritain. 320pp large format (*). £20. Book review by Jon Turney) Here’s a lovingly made invitation to dig into the […]
Quinsin Nachoff – ‘Stars and Constellations’ (Adyhâropa Records. Album review by John Ferguson) It is clear on listening to Toronto-born, New York-based saxophonist/composer Quinsin Nachoff’s latest album ‘Stars and Constellations’, a complex […]
corto.alto – Bad With Names(New Soil x Bridge The Gap – album review by Mark McKergow) This debut album from corto.alto builds on previous award-winning EPs. It displays a fine palette of […]
Blues and Roots Ensemble Theatre Show (New Theatre Wimbledon. 11 October 2023. Report by Sebastian Scotney) Here’s an official version of what happened on Wednesday at Wimbledon New Theatre: “24 Primary schools, […]
Royal New Zealand Air Force Jazz Orchestra – Kaiwhakatere – Navigator(Thick Records NZ TH014. Album review by Nathan Wyde) Anyone approaching this second album by the RNZAF Jazz Orchestra and expecting military […]
Allen Kwela – Black Beauty (Matsuli. Album review by Phil Johnson) Recorded in one day in 1975 in Johannesburg’s Satbel Studios and released that year on the Soweto label, guitarist and composer […]
Anoushka Shankar – Chapter 1: Forever, For Now(LEITER LTR027. Album review – first of three EPs – by Gareth Thomas) Released on Nils Frahm’s LEITER record label, Chapter 1: Forever, For Now […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music(The Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle. 6 and 7 October 2023. Report by Peter Slavid) Peter Slavid writes: This year’s 7th Newcastle Festival of Jazz and […]
Parchman Prison Prayer – Some Mississippi Sunday Morning(Glitterbeat GBCD143. Review by Bruce Lindsay.) This is stunning: an album so filled with beauty, emotional impact and hope comes round once in a blue […]
Trevor Tomkins Tribute Concert (Guildhall School Studio Theatre. 4 October 2023. Report by Sebastian Scotney) There are special evenings when you can both hear and feel the heartbeat of a community. The […]
Simon Spillett Big Band – Dear Tubby H(Mister PC Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) Superlatives along the lines of ‘tour de force’ do little justice to this new recording by the […]
John Ghost – Thin Air. Mirror Land(Sdban Ultra SDBANU 036CD, Review by Frank Graham) Formed in 2010 by guitarist / composer Jon De Geest, John Ghost comprises Rob Banken (alto saxophone, bass […]
‘The Whirlpool Series’ opening night (Vortex. 3 October 2023. Report by Sebastian Scotney) This was not so much an evening of “Be Still My Soul” as “Be Dropped My Jaw”. The first […]
Ogun and Cadillac Records – 50th birthday celebrations with Mike Westbrook, Jason Yarde, Alexander Hawkins and others(Cafe Oto. 28 September 2023. Live review and drawings/photos by Geoff Winston) This was a cleverly constructed […]