Chris Biscoe – Music Is: Chris Biscoe plays Mike Westbrook (Trio Records tr607. Album review by Jane Mann) This new release is the first that I have come across devoted entirely to […]
Chris Biscoe – ‘Music Is: Chris Biscoe plays Mike Westbrook’
Bill Frisell – ‘Four’
Bill Frisell – Four (Blue Note Records – Album Review by Jane Mann) The dedication on this new album from guitarist/composer Bill Frisell is “to dear old friends”. It’s a beautiful piece […]
‘Blue Note Re:imagined II’
Various Artists / Blue Note Re:imagined II (Decca Records 4563667. Album Review by Jane Mann) This second collection of reworked tunes from the Blue Note archives reminded me of the samplers of […]
Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight’ (1986/ Criterion Blu-Ray)
‘Round Midnight directed by Bertrand Tavernier, 1986 (The Criterion Collection 2022. Blu-ray review by Jane Mann) At last, Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight is re-released today (9 May 2022) on Blu-ray by Criterion. […]
Laughing with the Raindrops – ‘Voice on Shellac’
(Raindrop Music. LP and Download Review by Jane Mann) Voice on Shellac is the new album from songwriter/guitarist Virginie Lacour-Puiboube (VL-P) and her talented septet Laughing with the Raindrops. Lacour-Puiboube is a […]
Mulo Francel – ‘Mountain Melody’
Mulo Francel – Mountain Melody GLM Music Records: FM262-2 . Album Review by Jane Mann) This new album from composer and saxophonist Mulo Francel is fascinating and highly unusual. Francel grew up […]
Ariel Bart – ‘In Between’
Ariel Bart – In Between (Ropeadope Records. Album Review by Jane Mann) 22-year-old Ariel Bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In 2019, she played on American free jazz […]
Nomadim – ‘Nomadim’
Nomadim – Nomadim (Unit Records. CD review by Jane Mann) Nomadim is the first album from a young Switzerland-based trio of the same name. Nomadim were originally the Marc Crofts Trio but […]
Phaedra Ensemble – ‘O Superman’
Phaedra Ensemble – O Superman (Digital download EP from Phaedra Ensemble Bandcamp. Review by Jane Mann) Phaedra Ensemble is a London-based contemporary music group. Founded in 2014 by violinist Phillip Granell, they […]
Brooklyn Raga Massive – ‘In D’
Brooklyn Raga Massive – In D (BRM. Album review by Jane Mann) This new download from the Brooklyn Raga Massive is their inspired tribute to Californian minimalist composer Terry Riley. In 2012, […]
A Guide to “The Westbrook Jazz Moving Picture Show”
Mike and Kate Westbrook have created a remarkable and continually expanding archive of films, The Westbrook Jazz Moving Picture Show. The latest addition is Toad’s Washerwoman a brand new animation to a […]
Floating Circles Quartet – “Humble Travelers”
Floating Circles Quartet – Humble Travelers (Available on Bandcamp. CD review by Jane Mann) Humble Travelers is the first CD from Floating Circles Quartet – a group of recent Guildhall School of […]
Kairos 4Tet feat. Emilia Mårtensson – “The Body Keeps the Score”
Kairos 4Tet feat. Emilia Mårtensson – The Body Keeps the Score (CD/video review by Jane Mann) It is always a treat to hear the lovely voice of Swedish singer Emilia Mårtensson. […]
Lynne Arriale Trio – “Chimes of Freedom”
Lynne Arriale Trio – Chimes of Freedom (Challenge Records – CR 73494. CD Review by Jane Mann) This is American composer/pianist Lynne Arriale’s 15th album as leader. It was recorded in Mechelen, […]
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – “Live at the Jazz Café 091218”
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – Live at the Jazz Café 091218 (LyteRecords LR049. CD Review by Jane Mann) This splendid new double live CD from award-winning saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator […]
