Kiefer – When There’s Love Around(Stones Throw Records. Digital download review by Graham Spry) It’s no doubt a cliché but it seems generally true that music from the west coast of America, […]
Kiefer – ‘When There’s Love Around’
Matt Ridley – ‘The Antidote’
Matt Ridley – The Antidote(Ubuntu Music UBU0068. CD review by Graham Spry) Familiar to jazz enthusiasts for having played double bass with many of the country’s best ensembles, it’s also probably fair […]
GoGo Penguin – ‘GGP/RMX’
GoGo Penguin – GGP/RMX(Blue Note Records – Download review by Graham Spry) Jazz afficionados rarely anticipate remix albums with much enthusiasm. The notion of inviting DJs and producers to revisit acoustic, improvised […]
Tori Handsley – ‘As We Stand’
Tori Handsley – As We Stand (Cadillac Records. CD review by Graham Spry) After having learnt to play the harp at the age of six, Tori Handsley became disillusioned with her instrument because […]
Anja Lechner, François Couturier – “Lontano”
Anja Lechner, François Couturier – Lontano (released 16 October) (ECM Records, ECM 2682. Review by Graham Spry) German cellist Anja Lechner is probably known above all for the album Chants, Hymns and […]
Krononaut – “Krononaut”
Krononaut – Krononaut (tak:til Records GBCD096/GBLP096. Review by Graham Spry) Since moving to London from Manchester in the 1980s, Martin France has become known as one of the very best British drummers […]
Terje Rypdal – “Conspiracy”
Terje Rypdal – Conspiracy (ECM 6025 0895911 Review by Graham Spry) For followers of Terje Rypdal’s 50 years of recording on ECM, listening to Conspiracy is like immersing oneself in a warm […]
Makaya McCraven – “Universal Beings E&F Sides”
Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings E&F Sides (International Anthem IARCEF22. Review by Graham Spry) From August 2017 to January 2018, Chicago-based drummer Makaya McCraven recorded four sessions in four cities which were […]
Magpie Trio – “Magpie Trio: Live”
Magpie Trio – Magpie Trio: Live (Available from Sam Jesson’s Bandcamp. Review by Graham Spry) The succinctly entitled Magpie Trio: Live is the debut album from Magpie Trio, led by Sam Jesson […]
Waaju – “Grown”
Waaju – Grown (Olindo Records ORLP005. Review by Graham Spry) If there is one common theme to be found in much of the exciting and innovative music being produced by young jazz […]
Pulled by Magnets – “Rose Golden Doorways”
Pulled by Magnets – Rose Golden Doorways (tak:til/Glitterbeat: GBCD 088. CD review by Graham Spry) Seb Rochford is a drummer who has never ceased to explore diverse music traditions and to reveal […]
Karen Sharp Trio – “Another Place”
Karen Sharp Trio – Another Place (KLS Records – KLS001. CD Review by Graham Spry) Saxophonist Karen Sharp first made her mark on British jazz as a member of Humphrey Lyttelton’s eight-piece […]
Tineke Postma – “Freya”
Tineke Postma – Freya (Edition Records. EDN1150. CD Review by Graham Spry) Tineke Postma is a Dutch alto and soprano saxophonist of the highest calibre and her new album Freya is a […]
AfuriKo – “Tao”
AfuriKo – Tao (AFRK01. CD Review by Graham Spry) AfuriKo are undoubtedly an international duo. Their name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for Africa and Child. The Anglo-French pianist, Jim Funnell, […]
