Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – Scandal(Greenleaf Music GRE-CD-1063. CD review by Mike Collins) This Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas collaboration, dedicated to following in Wayne Shorter’s soundprints, was first […]
Mishka Adams and Beto CalettiPublicity photo A new duo of singer MISHKA ADAMS and singer/guitarist BETO CALETTI perform music in which they “swim in the sea of South American music”. They have […]
1958: A Jazz JamboreePhoto credit: Nils Solberg Come Fly with Me… Let’s Face the Music and Dance… Cheek to Cheek… all will feature in 1958: A Jazz Jamboree, a new programme from Richard Pite’s […]
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” […]
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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 […]
Esbjörn Svensson Trio – e.s.t. live in London (ACT 9042-2. CD review by Adrian Pallant) For many, e.s.t. (the Esbjörn Svensson Trio) were a truly seminal force in music. Translating the relative […]
Kenny Barron Quintet – Concentric Circles (Impulse Records XXX. Review by Peter Vacher) Pianist Kenny Barron, now 74 and an NEA Jazz Master, is at the commanding heights of the music these […]
