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’
Avishai Cohen – ‘Two Roses’
Avishai Cohen – Two Roses(naïve/believe M7369. Album Review by Jon Carvell) When it first came out, I spent months listening to Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen’s 2007 album As Is… Live at the Blue […]
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 […]
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa at The Sultan Room, NYC
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia
Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia (Culture Centre, Pancevo, 31 Oct – 2 Nov. Review and photos by John Watson) The warmth of Paolo Fresu’s flugelhorn sound, and the passion it conveys, has me spellbound… […]
Avishai Cohen Trio at the Blue Note
Avishai Cohen Trio (Blue Note, New York, 3 August 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) It’s standing room only on a Saturday night at the Blue Note, and the rumour from the barman […]
