Raphaël Pannier Quartet – Faune (released 18 September) (French Paradox FP004. CD review by Jon Turney) French drummer Raphaël Pannier, who turns 30 this year, is a noticeable talent who hasn’t rushed […]
Raphaël Pannier Quartet – “Faune”
Huw Warren – “Live at Ucheldre, Vol 2”
Huw Warren – Live at Ucheldre, Vol 2 (Download from Bandcamp. Album Review by Jon Turney) Huw Warren, one of the UK’s most interesting pianists, has a string of fine trio, duo […]
Harry Beckett – “Joy Unlimited”
Harry Beckett – Joy Unlimited (Cadillac, CD SDCCD017 / LP SGCLP017. Review by Jon Turney) Back in the day, spotting Harry Beckett on the stand at the start of the evening was […]
Soft Machine – “Live at the Baked Potato”
Soft Machine – Live at the Baked Potato (DYAD Records, DY031. CD review by Jon Turney) Soft Machine Legacy dropped the third word from their name back in 2015, and released the […]
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra – “The Light That Shines”
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra – The Light That Shines (SPARK009. Download Review by Jon Turney) Hard to detach this nice release from the circumstances of its production. Fears that the future of recorded jazz […]
Chris Montague – “Warmer than Blood”
Chris Montague – Warmer than Blood (Whirlwind WR4756. CD Review by Jon Turney) Guitarist Chris Montague’s first recording as leader is a very considered affair: the very opposite of a blowing session. He […]
Aaron Parks – “Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man”
Aaron Parks – Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man (Ropeadope records. CD Review by Jon Turney) The second offering from pianist Aaron Parks’ appealing quartet consolidates the approach introduced two […]
Antti Lötjönen – “Quintet East”
Antti Lötjönen – Quintet East (We Jazz WJLP22. CD Review by Jon Turney) Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen is not a man to rush into anything. A veteran of 100 recordings, this CD […]
“Missing the Sound of Surprise” – a response
Dominic Williams reflects on Jon Turney’s entertaining piece on “Missing the Sound of Surprise” and on how it set him off thinking in several directions about live music, audience involvement, and discovering […]
Jasper Høiby – “Planet B”
Jasper Høiby – Planet B (Edition Records EDN1149. CD review by Jon Turney) The great Phronesis have announced that they are taking a break at the end of 2020, so it’s good to find […]
Art Ensemble of Chicago at the Barbican (2019 EFG LJF)
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Barbican, EFG London Jazz Festival, 23 November 2019. Review by Jon Turney; Drawings by Geoff Winston) Anyone who has heard the Art Ensemble of Chicago live during their […]
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi at Royal Festival Hall (2019 EFG LJF)
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) The concert, like the duo’s recording There is No Other, opened with Ten […]
Crosscurrents Trio (Holland/ Hussain/Potter – 2019 EFG LJF)
Crosscurrents Trio (Cadogan Hall 17 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) By the time they finished their limpidly beautiful encore, Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain and Chris Potter’s 90-minute […]
Cross Currents Trio – Good Hope
Cross Currents Trio – Good Hope (Edition Records EDN1136. CD Review by Jon Turney) A little late to reviewing this one, but for a good reason: It’s one of those recordings I kept postponing […]
Eddie Parker’s Debussy Mirrored Ensemble – Live
Eddie Parker’s Debussy Mirrored Ensemble – Live (EPDM001. CD Review by Jon Turney) I was lucky to hear the first performance of Eddie Parker’s Debussy project in Cheltenham last year, noting then that it […]
