Etta James – The Montreux Years (BMGCAT460DCD. Album review by Alison Bentley) “As you know I am a blues singer,” Etta James tells the audience in one of the concerts this luscious […]
Etta James – ‘The Montreux Years’
‘Summer of Soul’
Summer of Soul (Film Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Film review by Peter Jones) Rating 12A, 117mins From July 16 in cinemas and from July 30 on Disney+ By now you have […]
Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021
Oliver Weindling reports from the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021 (25 June – 4 July), and picks five concerts which he particularly enjoyed The South Tyrol Jazz Festival combines amazing locations in […]
Greg Cordez – ‘Magnolia’
Greg Cordez – Magnolia Ropeadope. Album review by Jon Turney I guess when you’re a New Zealand expatriate, residing in the UK, popping over to New York to make an album isn’t […]
Bob Mintzer and WDR Big Band Cologne – ‘Soundscapes’
Bob Mintzer and WDR Big Band Cologne – Soundscapes(Jazzline D77082. Album Review by Frank Griffith) Arranger/composer and saxophonist Bob Mintzer‘s latest offering was recorded in 2019 with the WDR Big Band in […]
Chris Barber – ‘A Trailblazer’s Legacy’
Chris Barber – A Trailblazer’s Legacy(Last Music Co LMCD227. Album review by Denny Ilett) Serving as a fitting memorial to trombonist Chris Barber’s extraordinary career, A Trailblazer’s Legacy is a beautifully packaged […]
Snazzback – ‘In The Place’
Snazzback – In The Place(Worm Discs – Album review by Mark McKergow) Snazzback is a seven-piece Bristol band sitting across jazz, beats, electronica, Afro-Latin and hypnotic rock, part of the latest wave in […]
Samara Joy (debut album, Whirlwind Recordings)
“I can’t sing like anyone else but me” says Samara Joy. The New York-born singer, who won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan Competition, is a rising star in jazz. Feature by John Fordham. […]
Ill-Considered at Kings Place Hall Two
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra – ‘Crazy Days: UAJO Plays The Music Of Ed Puddick’
Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra – Crazy Days: UAJO Plays The Music Of Ed Puddick (ATS Records CD-0972. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This album is the result of a visit to Austria by […]
Kris T Reeder – ‘Jazz Mix 12’
Kris T Reeder – Jazz Mix 12 (Bandcamp – EP review by Peter Slavid) It’s most unusual to review a single track by a solo artist, but at 27 minutes long this […]
Larry Willis – ‘I Fall in Love Too Easily’
Larry Willis – I Fall in Love Too Easily (HighNote HCD7326. Album Review by Peter Jones) Rudy Van Gelder died in 2016 aged 91, the most famous resident of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021 (28. ‘Patricia’ – Art Pepper, Today, 1978)
The 28th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) is a bittersweet Art Pepper ballad that epitomises his last years. From the rich clutch of recordings that preserve Art Pepper’s glorious late […]
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – ‘Tales From The Jacquard’
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – Tales From The Jacquard (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Richard Lee) For the last 25 years, saxophonist Julian Siegel has been establishing himself as a first-rate player […]
John McLaughlin – ‘Liberation Time’
John McLaughlin – Liberation Time (Abstract Logix ABLX065. Album review by Denny Ilett) John McLaughlin’s decision to retire from touring in 2017 was greeted with shock and sadness by his legions of […]
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