L-R: Brigitte Beraha, Rob Updegraff. Dave Manington and Tom ChallengerPhoto credit:Cat Munro Dave Manington’s Riff Raff – Challenger Deep album launch(The Vortex. 12 May 2018. Review by Dominic Williams) LJN previewed this […]

Dinosaur – Wonder Trail (Edition. EDN1111. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Wonder Trail opens with a large chord; noise plays a significant role in the record with discordant electronic sounds interrupting more […]

Gwyneth Herbert at 1000 TradesPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Celebrating Women In Jazz (Legends Festival) (Birmingham Jazz at 1000 Trades, Birmingham, 12 May 2018. Review and photos by John Watson) Singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert […]

Ralph AlessiPhoto credit: John Rogers/ ECM “To take responsibility for the music. Assimilate it to the point where you are almost breathing it! And then be creative at all times in order […]

Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids – An Angel Fell (Strut 164. CD Review by Peter Jones) Is there really someone called Idris Ackamoor? Disappointingly, no. His real name is Bruce Baker, and […]

Snowpoet at Kings PlaceiPhone picture: Leah Williams Snowpoet Thought You Knew album launch(Kings Place, 11 May 2018. Review by Leah Williams) Snowpoet’s hotly anticipated new album Thought You Knew, which was released […]

Music of Initiative: Julian Joseph on Jazz(Omnibus Press. 160 pages. £19.99. Book Review by Simon Purcell) I really enjoyed reading this book, I really did. When there are so many jazz “methods” […]

Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard – Perfectly Unhappy(Rune Grammofon RCD 2199. CD review by Peter Bacon) The sound of surprise – that’s what jazz is supposed to give us. But what […]

Tom Arthurs Trio – One Year(Ozella. CD Review by Peter Slavid) It’s been clear that Tom Arthurs was going to be one of the outstanding trumpeters of his generation since his early […]