Itamar Borochov – Arba(Greenleaf Music. Album Review by Adam Sieff) Arba is the first new album in five years from the Jaffa-raised trumpeter Itamar Borochov. He’s been a New York City resident […]
Itamar Borochov – ‘Arba’
Ben Sidran at Ronnie Scott’s
Ben Sidran (Ronnie Scott’s. 6 June 2023. Live review by Adam Sieff) It’s been a year since Ben Sidran last played at Ronnie Scott’s, and following a rousing introduction from the club’s […]
Bokani Dyer – ‘Radio Sechaba’
Bokani Dyer – Radio Sechaba(Brownswood Recordings. Album review by Adam Sieff) It’s no secret that South African jazz is going through an exciting and creative period, and one of the artists at […]
Taj Mahal – ‘Savoy’
Taj Mahal – ‘Savoy (Stony Plain Records. Album review by Adam Sieff) I hope that Taj Mahal (aka Henry St. Claire Fredericks, Jr., b.1942) needs no introduction. If all that name means […]
Sultan Stevenson – ‘Faithful One’
Sultan Stevenson ‘Faithful One’ (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Adam Sieff) There’s a real sense of excitement surrounding the release of this debut album from the pianist Sultan Stevenson. The young Londoner […]
Louis Stewart – ‘Out On His Own’
Louis Stewart- Out On His Own (Livia Records. Album review by Adam Sieff) There’s no doubt that Louis Stewart (1944-2016) ranks among the finest jazz guitar players, just ask one and they’ll […]
Donald Byrd – ‘Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux’ (rec. 1973)
Donald Byrd – Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (Blue Note 4599839. Album review by Adam Sieff) More buried treasure courtesy of Blue Note. Hot on the heels of November’s Elvin […]
Tomorrow’s Warriors – ‘I AM WARRIOR’
Tomorrow’s Warriors – I AM WARRIOR (Limited Edition Double Vinyl Album from Tomorrow’s Warriors. Album review by Adam Sieff) I AM WARRIOR marks the 30th anniversary of Gary Crosby and Janine Irons’ […]
Charlie Gabriel – ‘Eighty Nine’
Charlie Gabriel – Eighty Nine (Sub Pop SP1490. Album Review by Adam Sieff) Charlie Gabriel is a fourth generation New Orleans jazz musician and the most senior member of the Preservation Hall […]
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – ‘First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings’
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (Blue Note. Album Review by Adam Sieff) This really is quite a find. In early 1961 a […]
Chelsea Carmichael – ‘The River Doesn’t Like Strangers’
Chelsea Carmichael – The River Doesn’t Like Strangers (Native Rebel Recordings. Album review by Adam Sieff) Over the last few years since graduating from Trinity Laban Conservatoire, the Manchester-born and London-based tenor […]
Andrew Cartmel, Frank Griffith and Adam Sieff (new jazz radio shows)
Andrew Cartmel, Frank Griffith and Adam Sieff are three familiar names to LJN readers. All three have recently taken to the airwaves with their own jazz radio shows. Feature/ interviews by Izzy […]
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’ (Avant Groidd Musica. Album review by Adam Sieff) Burnt Sugar is a New York based improv unit currently comprising over two dozen members […]
Steve Tyrell – ‘Shades of Ray: The Songs of Ray Charles’
Steve Tyrell – Shades of Ray: The Songs of Ray Charles (New Design Records/Arts Music. Album Review by Adam Sieff) Steve Tyrell is a larger-than-life 76 year old who has practically done […]
Samara Joy – ‘Samara Joy’
Samara Joy – Samara Joy(Whirlwind Recordings WR4776. Album review by Adam Sieff) There have been plenty of good things written about the 21- year-old New Yorker Samara Joy since she won the […]
