Singer and songwriter Rachel Sutton says her new album A Million Conversations is about the “…rich tapestry of life… Lovers meet and they part. The rejected drink and forget. And loved ones […]
Rachel Sutton interview (album launch, 5 Feb, 606 Club)
AfuriKo – “Tao”
AfuriKo – Tao (AFRK01. CD Review by Graham Spry) AfuriKo are undoubtedly an international duo. Their name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for Africa and Child. The Anglo-French pianist, Jim Funnell, […]
Keith Jarrett – “Munich 2016”
Keith Jarrett – Munich 2016 (ECM. 2667/68 779 3748. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Every time I see there’s a new release of solo piano by Keith Jarrett, I find myself asking […]
Elliot Galvin – “Live in Paris at Fondation Louis Vuitton”
Elliot Galvin – Live in Paris at Fondation Louis Vuitton (Edition Records EDN1146. CD review by Adrian Pallant) One man, one piano… and an inspiring venue for the singular genius of Elliot Galvin […]
Led Bib – “It’s Morning”
Led Bib – It’s Morning (RareNoise Records RNR108 review by Nick Davies) Led Bib return with their sixth album, their second for RareNoise Records, promising music that is different from what has come […]
Issie Barratt’s Interchange – “Donna’s Secret”
Issie Barratt’s Interchange – Donna’s Secret (Fuzzy Moon Records FUZ015. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Sixteen musicians and eight composers, who just happen to be women, on an album of highly accomplished […]
Xhosa Cole Quartet at Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking
Xhosa Cole Quartet (Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking. 21 January 2020. Review by Peter Jones.) On Tuesday evening, in a neat bit of symmetry, the venue of the year played host to the […]
Marc Copland (trio album ‘And I Love Her’; Pizza Express Jazz Club 12 Feb)
Following the release late last year of their debut album And I Love Her, pianist Marc Copland, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Joey Baron embark on a European trio tour next month. […]
Red Kite – “Theory of Colours”
Red Kite – Theory of Colours (Jellymould JJ028. CD Review by Peter Jones) This one arrived unheard of and unasked for, and it goes to show what joys you can sometimes discover […]
Erroll Garner – “Campus Concert”
Erroll Garner – Campus Concert (Mack Avenue Octave Music. MA1162. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) The elf-like Erroll Garner was engulfed by myth: couldn’t read music; in 1947, was the first piano […]
Nat Steele – ‘Sonny Rollins and the MJQ’ (UK tour, 4-18 Feb)
Following on from vibraphonist Nat Steele’s celebratory album Portrait Of The Modern Jazz Quartet and the rapport he found playing with Canadian tenor man Grant Stewart, what was the natural next step? […]
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet (Pizza Express Dean Street. 15 January 2020. Second night of two. Review by Sam Norris) The return of Jorge Rossy’s ‘Beyond Sunday’ quintet to Pizza Express Dean Street […]
Grégory Privat – “Soley”
Grégory Privat – Soley (Buddham Jazz Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) Until this year’s London Jazz Festival, I had not heard of French pianist Grégory Privat. Then I saw him playing as part of […]
Bill Bruford’s Earthworks – “Complete”
Bill Bruford’s Earthworks – Complete (Summerfold. BBSF 030BX . CD and download Review by Patrick Hadfield) Complete, a large collection, comprising 24 CDs and DVDs, documents the 20-year career of Bill Bruford’s […]
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa at The Sultan Room, NYC
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
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