Mark Guiliana – the sound of listening (Edition Records – EDN1210 Review by Graham Spry) One small benefit of the unscheduled leisure time brought about by the lockdown was the opportunity musicians […]
Mark Guiliana – ‘the sound of listening’
Fergus McCreadie – ‘Forest Floor’
Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor (Edition Records – EDN1197 review by Graham Spry) This third release from Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie, Forest Floor is a wonderful album inspired by Scotland’s unique landscape which is both craggy […]
Mário Laginha – ‘Jangada’
Mário Laginha – Jangada (Edition Records, EDN1191. CD review by Mike Collins) Edition Records brings another gem to our attention with the release of this trio set from Portuguese pianist Mário Laginha. […]
Mark Lockheart – ‘Dreamers’
Mark Lockheart – Dreamers (Edition Records, EDN1195. Review by Graham Spry) Mark Lockheart is a saxophonist and composer who first entered national consciousness in the 1980s with Loose Tubes, and was later […]
Ben Wendel – ‘High Heart’
Ben Wendel – High Heart (Edition Records EDN 1162. Album review by Jon Turney) We’re all still catching up with stuff after the pandemic pause, aren’t we? So like me you may […]
Ben Wendel at Ronnie Scott’s
Ben Wendel (Ronnie Scott’s. 2 November 2021. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) It would be very difficult to better saxophonist Ben Wendel‘s first set at Ronnie Scott’s on Tuesday night, belatedly marking […]
Kurt Elling – ‘SuperBlue’
Kurt Elling – SuperBlue (Edition EDN1174. Album Review by John Bungey) Kurt Elling has been busy turning himself into the male jazz vocalist of our times. In March he won his second […]
Daniel Herskedal – ‘Harbour’
Daniel Herskedal – Harbour (Edition Records. EDN1181. Review by Patrick Hadfield) The tuba may not usually be thought of as solo instrument, but Daniel Herskedal produces music which readily changes such preconceptions. Harbour […]
Sachal Vasandani (new duo recording with Romain Collin, ‘Midnight Shelter’, out 23 Apr on Edition)
Singer Sachal Vasandani is anything but “the traditional male jazz vocalist”. He chatted by phone to Nicky Schrire to discuss his latest musical offering: Sachal Vasandani has one of the most distinctive […]
Gretchen Parlato (‘Flor’ – release date 5 March 2021)
A major new album – after eight long years – from the much admired and hugely influential vocalist GRETCHEN PARLATO is something to look forward to in 2021. She and fellow singer […]
Tim Garland – “ReFocus”
Tim Garland – ReFocus (Edition Records EDN1159. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Is it still worth buying CDs or vinyl when so much music is available on Spotify and other streaming services? Tim […]
Verneri Pohjola – “The Dead Don’t Dream”
Verneri Pohjola – The Dead Don’t Dream (Edition Records. EDN1153. Download Review by Patrick Hadfield) With a title like The Dead Don’t Dream one might expect a slice of late night noir. […]
AuB – “AuB”
AuB – AuB (Edition Records EDN1155. Review by Jon Carvell) There is virtuosity in all four corners of AuB, a new quartet formed at the confluence of two formidably talented young tenor […]
Rob Luft – “Life is The Dancer”
Rob Luft – Life is The Dancer (Edition Records EDN1152. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) “Life is the dancer and you are the dance” is a quote from renowned German-Canadian spiritual teacher Eckhart […]
In lockdown with… guitarist Rob Luft
Composer, guitarist and current BBC New Generation artist Rob Luft recently released his second album, Life Is The Dancer. We catch up with him about releasing an album under lockdown, learning new […]
