Andrew McCormack – ‘Terra Firma‘ (Ubuntu UBU123. Album review by Mike Collins) Pianist Andrew McCormack has been expansive in his musical excursions since his return from Brooklyn a few years ago, notably […]
Andrew McCormack – ‘Terra Firma’
Art Themen at Bristol Music Club
Art Themen (Fringe Jazz at Bristol Music Club. 28 September. Review by Mike Collins) A stone’s throw from the University of Bristol’s Student Union building, it’s easy to miss the steps down […]
Michael Wollny Trio – ‘Ghosts’
Michael Wollny Trio – Ghosts (release date 30 Sep 2022)(ACT 9956-2. CD review by Mike Collins) With the release of Ghosts, pianist Michael Wollny reunites the trio that recorded Weltentraum, the 2014 […]
Gerald Clayton – ‘Bells on Sand’
Gerald Clayton – Bells on Sand(Blue Note B00349380. CD review by Mike Collins) Gerald Clayton’s second release for Blue Note speaks quietly and thoughtfully. He includes the listener in intimate dialogues and luminous accounts […]
Fiona Monbet, Iain Ballamy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff
Fiona Monbet In Concert with Iain Ballamy and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Hoddinott Hall, Millenium Centre, Cardiff, 29 April 2022. Review by Mike Collins) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales […]
Sophia Domancich – ‘le grand jour’
Sophia Domancich – le grand jour(Peewee!, PW100. Album review by Mike Collins) French pianist Sophia Domancich (b.1957) has pursued an open-minded and exploratory path throughout her career with collaborations ranging from the […]
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. […]
Kevin Figes – ‘Wallpaper Music’
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music Pig Records, PIG11 (CD review by Mike Collins) Wallpaper Music, released at the end of 2021, is a tour-de-force from multi-instrumentalist and composer Kevin Figes, conjuring a […]
Chris Laurence – ‘Kenny Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones’
Chris Laurence – Kenny Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones (Jazz In Britain, JIB-29-S-Cd. Album review by Mike Collins) There are many remarkable things about the this release by Chris Laurence, but quite properly […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra at Pizza Express Soho (EFG LJF 2021)
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra(Pizza Express Soho. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Mike Collins) The Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra in full flight is a thing to behold. Often, as a solo […]
Marcin Wasilewski Trio – ‘En attendant’
Marcin Wasilewski Trio – En attendant (ECM 2677. CD review by Mike Collins) It’s twenty years since the Marcin Wasilewski Trio debuted with ECM, on the first of a series of albums […]
Tim Richards and MusicGurus – ‘Beginning Jazz Piano’ (interactive course of lessons)
Pianist and composer Tim Richards has been performing and composing for bands on the British jazz scene for well over 30 years. Parallel to the journey as a working musician has been […]
Noah Haidu ft. Buster Williams, Billy Hart – ‘Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett’
Noah Haidu ft. Buster Williams, Billy Hart – Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett (Sunnyside Records, SSC 1596 . Album review by Mike Collins) A piano trio album subtitled Song for Keith Jarrett […]
Jonathan Gee: ‘Reimagining the Beatles’ and ‘Live in Rome (Villa Celimontana)’
Ohisashiburi – Reimagining the Beatles (Verte Records VR20004) Gee Gallo Minetto – Live in Rome (Villa Celimontana) (danillogallo.bandcamp.com) (Album reviews by Mike Collins) This brace of recent releases from two different bands […]
Karoline Wallace – ‘Stiklinger’
Karoline Wallace – Stiklinger (Øra Fonogram, OF169. CD review by Mike Collins) A steady stream of new, inventive music from Norway continues to appear on Øra Fonogram, the Trondheim-based label. Stiklinger (meaning […]
