Atur Dutkiewicz/Wojciech Niedziela/Piotr Orzechowski/Kuba Stankiewicz/Michał Tokaj/Piotr Wyleżoł – Piano Sketches (AC Records 13. CD review by AJ Dehany) Creative limitations release the imagination. As anyone trying to write or work creatively […]
Andy Hamilton, author of Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser’s Art (University of Michigan Press, 2007), writes in tribute to this inspiring figure in jazz: Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh, the famous […]
Bruce Barth and Barry Green (GMF Online Concerts) (15 and 16 April 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Solo concerts from pianists Bruce Barth from his home in New York, and […]
Sarah Lancman – Parisienne (Jazz Eleven JZE11006. CD Review by Adam Sieff) As the album title implies, Sarah Lancman is a Parisienne hailing from Les Halles in the heart of the city. […]
Nduduzo Makhathini – Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds (Blue Note 003157502. CD Review by Jon Turney) Among a clutch of notable youngish South African pianists, Kyle Shepherd and Bokani Dyer […]
Bruce Lindsay – Shellac and Swing! A Social History of the Gramophone in Britain (Fonthill, £25, 191pp. Review by Chris Parker) In Shellac and Swing!’s Introduction, music journalist Bruce Lindsay lays out […]
stillefelt – stillefelt (Stoney Lane Records – slr1883. CD Review by Graham Spry) The initial impression given by the album cover and the music of this self-titled album from stillefelt is undoubtedly […]
In the first of a new series, we catch up with cellist Shirley Smart to find out what she’s been up to during lockdown and take a stroll down musical memory lane. […]
Sebastian writes: “A wonderful lyrical player with a beautiful sound” is how Henry Lowther describes fellow trumpeter Ronnie Hughes, who died peacefully on 1 April 2020 at the age of 94. Trombonist […]
Sigurd Hole – Lys/Mørke (Elvesang Records. Album Review* by Dick Hovenga) This double album by Norwegian double bass player Sigurd Hole takes the listener on a particularly appealing voyage of musical discovery. […]
Stefano Bollani- Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar (ALOBAR AL1007. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Does musical virtuosity or emotional appeal seem more important in jazz? Italian pianist Stefano Bollani’s new solo […]
Saxophonist Chris Biscoe has just made two recordings newly available on Bandcamp, by the Wobbly Rail 5 and the John Pope/Chris Biscoe Duo. 50% of receipts from both will go to Refuge […]
Miss Kiddy and The Cads – Vintage Dirtbag (Self-Released . CD Review by Paul Kelly) One of the great curiosities about jazz is the way that the popular portion of its repertoire […]
Enrico Pieranunzi/Jasper Somsen/Jorge Rossy – Common View (Challenge CR73459. CD review by Mike Collins) Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi is a giant of European jazz. He began playing and recording with bass player […]
Phoenician Blinds – The Sight, The Seer and The Seen (Self-Released. Review by Nick Davies) It was the name of the band that caught your reviewer’s eye, an interest that was sustained […]
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