Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XI: The Last Call (ACT 9929-2. CD Review by Adam Sieff) Guitarists Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine have history going back to […]
Mike Bono – Familiar Places (La Reserve – digital only. CD Review by Adam Sieff) Mike Bono’s name may be unfamiliar, but now I realise that, unknowingly, I’ve already heard his guitar […]
Norma Winstone, NYJO (with Joe Browne and the NYJO Ambassadors), and LJN writer Adam Sieff feature in a new event, Deal Music & Arts Virtual Creative Jazz Weekend which will run from […]
Oz Noy – Snapdragon (Abstract Logix ABLX063. CD review by Adam Sieff) I first saw the Israeli-born and New York-based guitarist Oz Noy play when he was a member of the great […]
Frank Woeste – Pocket Rhapsody II (release 30 October) (ACT 9917-2. CD revew by Adam Sieff) The pianist and composer Frank Woeste moved from Hanover to Paris in 1999 to study at […]
Neil Swainson Quintet – 49th Parallel (Reel to Real Vinyl: RTRLP004, CD: RTRCD004, and Digital. Album review by Adam Sieff) 49th Parallel was Neil Swainson’s only recording as a leader during a […]
Charles Tolliver – Connect (Gearbox Records GB1561. Review by Adam Sieff) Now 78 years old, trumpeter and composer Charles Tolliver truly deserves full-on legendary jazz hero status. Dizzy Gillespie loved his playing, […]
Nick Dewhurst Band – Skyrocket (Self-Released. Cat no: NDR0002. CD Review by Adam Sieff) Nick Dewhurst is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, music educator and jazz promoter based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and is […]
James Brandon Lewis, Chad Taylor – Live in Willisau (Intakt CD 342/2020. CD Review by Adam Sieff) I first became aware of tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis through his 2014 major label […]
Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua – Ajo Se Po (jazz re:freshed / Digital/all streaming platforms. Album review by Adam Sieff) Kevin Haynes has been a presence since his days as a percussionist in Steve […]
Chip Wickham – Blue To Red (Lovemonk LMNK66LP LP, CD & Digital. Album review by Adam Sieff) On a sweltering evening during last summer’s heat wave, I was walking through Soho and heard […]
Alfa Mist – On My Ones (Sekito SEKITO007. Download/Vinyl Album Review by Adam Sieff) This release comes as something of a surprise, but maybe it shouldn’t have. As a keyboardist and producer, […]
Alabaster Deplume – To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 (International Anthem IARC0030. Formats available below. Review by Adam Sieff) Albaster DePlume is a spoken word artist, writer, saxophonist and bandleader. My […]
Sarah Thorpe – Deep Blue Love (Dot Time Records DT9087. CD Review by Adam Sieff) There’s something special about jazz music in Paris. Maybe it’s the the beautiful architecture, the atmosphere, the […]
Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows – Assembly of Shadows (SoundSpore Records. Review by Adam Sieff) I generally shy away from jazz orchestras. I know, my loss. But this album has completely […]
