Yazz Ahmed – Polyhymnia (RopeaDope Records. CD review by Paul Kelly) Much of jazz is about solo instrumental imagination and prowess around a number of standard theme. But a far smaller group […]
Yazz Ahmed – “Polyhymnia”
Shri – “The Letter”
Shri – The Letter (Jazzland Recordings 3779254. CD review by Adrian Pallant) It’s not uncommon to be impressed by bass-player albums which aren’t dominated by the leader. But new release The Letter by […]
GO: Organic Chamber Ensemble at Roulette in Brooklyn
GO: Organic Chamber Ensemble presents Mu Wi (Roulette, Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. 8 March 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Mu Wi (natural action) brought Noh theatre and Gagaku court music together at its […]
“It’s Trad, Dad” (Cadogan Hall, 5 April)
“Before the Beatles, Britain was Trad mad,” says the publicity blurb for a show which Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company will bring to Cadogan Hall on Sunday afternoon 5 April, and which […]
Brad Mehldau Trio at Barbican Centre
Brad Mehldau Trio (Barbican Centre. 9 March 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) We are all in need of reassurance that some things at least are right with the world. And for fans […]
Julian Costello Quartet – “Connections: without borders”
Julian Costello Quartet – Connections: without borders (33 Jazz Records 33JAZZ283. CD review by Adrian Pallant) It’s not difficult to warm to a recording whose character reflects that of its leader – and […]
Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna – “There’s Still Life on Earth”
Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna – There’s Still Life on Earth (BMC CD288. CD Review by Peter Slavid) The Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna as a band name needs a bit of imagination. For […]
Kadri Voorand – “In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand”
Kadri Voorand – In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand (ACT 9739-2. CD Review by Alison Bentley) In each of the twelve songs on this highly original album, time seems to expand. It’s the […]
Mark Kavuma – “The Banger Factory”
Mark Kavuma – The Banger Factory (Ubuntu Music UBU0028. CD review by Paul Kelly) What does it take to keep a well-trodden medium fresh? Is instrumental prowess enough? It’s been 65 years […]
Tassos Spiliotopoulos Quartet with Jonas Knutsson in Birmingham
Tassos Spiliotopoulos Quartet with Jonas Knutsson, (Birmingham Jazz at 1000 Trades. 6 March 2020. Review and photos by John Watson) Here’s an amazing story. The music world is full of surprising international […]
Con Chapman: “Rabbit’s Blues- The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges”
Con Chapman – Rabbit’s Blues – The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges (Oxford University Press. Book review by Frank Griffith) Con Chapman’s biography of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges catapults him into […]
Kenny Barron/ Dave Holland Trio ft. Johnathan Blake – “Without Deception”
Kenny Barron/ Dave Holland Trio ft. Johnathan Blake- Without Deception (Dare2 Records DR2-011. CD review by Mike Collins) Kenny Barron and Dave Holland go back a long way. There’s a trio […]
The Pucciarelli Group at Hampstead Jazz Club
The Pucciarelli Group (Hampstead Jazz Club. 5 March 2020. Review by Lavender Sutton) The basement of Hampstead Jazz Club is an intimate and friendly setting where bands can communicate directly with their […]
TRIBUTE: McCoy Tyner (1938-2020) by Steve Melling
Pianist Steve Melling remembers the very great McCoy Tyner, his music, and an invaluable and unforgettable piece of advice… I was lucky enough to meet and speak to the great McCoy Tyner – […]
#IWD2020: Helena Kay, saxophonist
Saxophonist Helena Kay grew up in Perth in Scotland, studied in London from 2012 to 2016, and is currently based in New York. She has been Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the […]
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