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 […]
Germana Stella La Sorsa- ‘Vapour’
Tom Remon (new album ‘Eagle Peak’ on Lunaria Records; launch 28 Feb ’22)
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’
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 […]
Sara Colman (new album ‘Ink on a Pin’ and touring until 26 Nov)
British singer Sara Colman is an acclaimed singer-songwriter. Her last album “What We’re Made Of” was praised by US critic Ted Gioia. She won ‘Lyricist of the Year’ in the UK Songwriting […]
Esbe (New Album ‘Under Cover’)
Esbe is a London-based singer, composer, producer, artist and multi-instrumentalist. She studied classical guitar at the Royal Academy of Music. Her background is North African, Middle Eastern, British and Jewish. She has […]
Dexter Gordon Quartet – ‘Willisau 1978’
Dexter Gordon Quartet – Willisau 1978 – (Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 45) (The Montreux Jazz Label TCB 02452 . Album review by Alison Bentley) That great bear hug of a sound; […]
Alex Western-King – ‘SideSlip’
Alex Western-King – SideSlip(Ubuntu Music UBU0086. Album review by Alison Bentley) How to combine your love of both bebop and free jazz? UK saxophonist Alex Western-King leads a talented young band in […]
Etta James – ‘The Montreux Years’
Etta James – The Montreux Years (BMGCAT460DCD. Album review by Alison Bentley) “As you know I am a blues singer,” Etta James tells the audience in one of the concerts this luscious […]
Angrusori – ‘Live at Tou’
Angrusori – Live at Tou (Hudson Records HUD017CD. Album review by Alison Bentley) Musical borders blurred: Roma songs sung and played by musicians from the Slovak Roma community and Norwegian improvisers the […]
Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021
Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige, Fri 25 June–Sun 4 July 2021 Preview by Alison Bentley It’s reassuring to know that jazz festivals are happening, even if some of us aren’t allowed to travel […]
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – ‘Other Worlds’
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – Other Worlds (Greenleaf GRE-CD-1084. Album Review by Alison Bentley) Not footprints, but Sound Prints: this US quintet led by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas […]
Koma Saxo – ‘Live’
Koma Saxo – Live (We Jazz Records. Album review by Alison Bentley) Live and kicking: led by bassist Petter Eldh, this album has a raw energy that captures Koma Saxo’s gigs well, […]
Stefanos Tsourelis Trio – ‘The Wanderer’
Stefanos Tsourelis Trio – The Wanderer (Self-release*. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Oud, guitar, jazz, and Greek and Turkish music – Stefanos Tsourelis describes himself as “…a musical wanderer, travelling to different […]
#IWD2021: vocalist Leila Martial
“My quest is freedom on stage – freedom through music and expression.” French vocal artist Leila Martial won the 2020 Les Victoires du Jazz prize. She spoke to Alison Bentley about her different projects and her love […]
Clare Foster – ‘Kumbhaka’
Clare Foster – Kumbhaka (Available via Bandcamp. CD review by Alison Bentley) “There’s a famous saying in Portugal and Brazil,” says UK vocalist Clare Foster: “Those that sing send their troubles away.” […]
