Mark Feldman – Sounding Point(Intakt Records, Intakt CD 354. CD review by Adrian Pallant) Violin … free jazz … isn’t that possibly a touch narrow and ‘out there’ for a 44-minute solo […]
Mark Feldman – ‘Sounding Point’
Charles Mingus – ‘@ Bremen 1964 & 1975’
Charles Mingus – @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside SSC1570. CD Review by Olie Brice) A fascinating look at two of Charles Mingus’ greatest bands, recorded by the same radio station in […]
Blueblut (Mark Holub, Pamelia Stickney, Chris Janka) – ‘Andenborstengürteltier’
Blueblut – Andenborstengürteltier (Plag Dich Nicht PDN 041. Vinyl, CD and digital. Review by AJ Dehany) The mischief, marvel and mirth of Mark Holub are the mainstay of every show he plays […]
Petter Frost Fadnes – “Jazz on the Line. Improvisation in Practice”
Petter Frost Fadnes – Jazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice (Routledge. 254 pp. Book Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Jazz research is becoming increasingly vibrant in Europe, and from here in Birmingham […]
Sefrial – “Sefrial”
Sefrial – Sefrial (Self-release. CD Review by Jon Turney) Named after a John Zorn composition recorded by Medeski, Martin and Wood, Sefrial declare their influences up front. When they began entertaining audiences […]
Sam Eastmond’s Brit-Ish at JW3
Sam Eastmond’s Brit-Ish (JW3, 17 October 2019. Review by Daniel Marx) John Zorn’s Radical Jewish Culture movement is rooted in a place. The Jewish culture of New York is well-defined and recognisable, […]
Jamie Saft Quartet – Hidden Corners
Jamie Saft Quartet – Hidden Corners (Rare Noise Records RNR0109 – CD/LP review by Mark McKergow) Prolific New York keyboardist and composer Jamie Saft hits the decks (and the CD player) with […]
REPORT: Winter Jazzfest Marathon Weekend in New York
Meshell Ndegeocello at Winter JazzPhoto credit: Jonathan ChimeneWinter Jazzfest Marathon Weekend(Various venues, New York, 11-12 January 2019. Report by Dan Bergsagel)A glut of performers, a dangerous density of music, an embarrassment of […]
NEWS: Moss Freed has a new large band, and more…
Union DivisionPublicity collagePeter Bacon reports:It seems that guitarist and composer Moss Freed has been a busy man in the past few months. His latest e-newsletter has landed so if you don’t subscribe […]
CD REVIEW: Alexander von Schlippenbach & Aki Takase – Live At Café Amores
Alexander von Schlippenbach & Aki Takase – Live At Café Amores(No Business Records NBCD 106. Review by Peter Slavid)Alexander von Schlippenbach turned 80 this year. A pioneer and leading light of European […]
CD REVIEW: Beats & Pieces Big Band – ten
Beats & Pieces Big Band – ten(Efpi Records FP029 – CD/DVD review by Mark McKergow)Led by composer/conductor Ben Cottrell, the Manchester-based Beats & Pieces Big Band celebrate their tenth anniversary with this […]
CD REVIEW: Riverside – The New National Anthem
Riverside – The New National Anthem(Greenleaf Music GRE-CD-1056. CD Review by Jane Mann)The New National Anthem is the second album from the collaborative quartet Riverside. It celebrates the work of American composer […]
PREVIEW: Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival (15-18 March 2018)
The small hours at Colston Hall, 2013Photo credit: Ruth ButlerJon Turney looks forward to the sixth Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival: Five years after it began, Bristol’s festival already feels like a […]
REVIEW: Django Bates’ Belovèd at Ronnie Scott’s
Django Bates’ Belovèd(Ronnie Scott’s. 30 January 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) Django Bates’ Belovèd trio could be characterised as a left-of-leftfield postmodern standards trio exploring, celebrating, and deconstructing Bird and Bill Evans… […]
REVIEW/FEATURE: Brot & Sterne (Franz Hautzinger, Matthias Loibner, Peter Rosmanith) at Jazzit:Musik:Club Salzburg
Brot & Sterne (Franz Hautzinger, Matthias Loibner, Peter Rosmanith) (Jazzit:Musik:Club Salzburg, 14 January 2018. Review/feature by AJ Dehany)Obeying a wanderlust born of a lack of inner resources, I found myself on the jazz […]
