Amália Baraona – Everyday, a Little Love (Intek Music. Available from Bandcamp. Album review by Alison Bentley) Portuguese singer Amália Baraona grew up in Brazil listening to Bossa Nova. She’s put together […]
Award-winning UK pianist David Gordon draws on Latin music, modern jazz and Bach’s compositions for his new album released on Mister Sam Records. He’s worked with Jacqui Dankworth, Andy Sheppard, John Etheridge […]
Dianne Reeves (Queen Elizabeth Hall. 13 November 2022. Live review by Alison Bentley) It was the end of the tour for US singer Dianne Reeves and there was a feeling of irrepressible […]
Leléka – Sonce u Serci (FM321-2. Album review by Alison Bentley) “I have the sun in my heart,” sings Ukrainian vocalist Viktoria Leléka, and you believe her. This album of mostly traditional […]
“If you’ve ever wondered what smiles sound like, this is it!” (Hot Press, Ireland). Brighton- based saxophonist/ multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson brings her 6-piece band to Soho’s Pizza Express on Thursday 25 August […]
Myra Melford / Steve Buckley / Chris Batchelor / John Edwards / Sanders (Vortex JAzz Club. 6 August 2022. Second show, Live Review by Alison Bentley) NY pianist Myra Melford has been […]
Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2022 (Festival Round-Up and iPhone snaps by Alison Bentley – Part 2 of 2) This festival excels in matching gigs with venues- it’s all part of the experience. […]
Marcus Roberts Trio plus Wycliffe Gordon and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (The Grange, Northington, Hampshire, 2 July. Review by Alison Bentley) “It really is a true collaborative environment between jazz and classical […]
Alison Bentley is looking forward to going back to Suedtirol/Alto Adige…. “Jazz keeps the continent together,” says this year’s festival, with modern jazz and improvised music from all over Europe. In each […]
Shake Stew – Heat (Traumton 4706CD. Album review by Alison Bentley) The Heat shimmers off this hypnotic album: it’s simultaneously exciting and soothing as three horns play over African rhythms, with two […]
Camille Bertault and David Helbock – Playground (ACT 9951-2. Album review by Alison Bentley Prepare to be dazzled by this extraordinary duo: Austrian pianist David Helbock and French singer Camille Bertault. Both […]
The world needs more Canada, as the saying has it. The May 2022 European tour by the seven-piece Canadian Jazz Collective will give a rare opportunity to hear seven of Canada’s top […]
Germana Stella La Sorsa- Vapour (33 Jazz. Digital Only. Album review by Alison Bentley) The first thing you notice about this album is Germana Stella La Sorsa’s beautiful voice; next you focus […]
Tom Remon- Eagle Peak UK guitarist Tom Remon has a new album out , Eagle Peak (Lunaria Records) with Shaney Forbes on drums, Mike Gorman on Hammond and Laurence Wilkins on trumpet. Launch […]
Eliane Elias, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdés – Mirror Mirror (Candid CCD 30042. Album review by Alison Bentley) Which is the image and which is the reflection? On this fine album, Brazilian-born, Grammy-winning […]
