Fraser Fifield – Piobaireachd / Pipe Music (Available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Scottish multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield, born London, raised in Aberdeenshire and now based in Fife, straddles many genres […]
Jazzmeia Horn – Dear Love (Empress Legacy Records. ELR001. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) In her short career so far, Jazzmeia Horn has received a wealth of plaudits and awards. Her first […]
Patrick Hadfield went to the opening of music photographer William Ellis’ exhibition , with the title Music On A Chink Of Light. The exhibition – of limited edition handmade silver gelatin prints […]
Marc Johnson – Overpass (ECM 3810819. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Overpass is the latest edition to ECM’s subgenre – solo bass recordings. If you’re the kind of gig-goer who goes to […]
Ben Wilcock – The River Tethys (Thick Records NZ. Available from Bandcamp – link below. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Ben Wilcock‘s suite The River Tethys is inspired by a series of […]
Tom Stephenson – Perfect Circle (Available from BandCamp. Review by Patrick Hadfield) New releases from Glasgow’s lively jazz scene have been coming thick and fast this year, and this impressive debut from […]
Prime Trio – Prime (Download only, available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) The first release from a newly formed band featuring three experienced and exciting musicians, Prime is an alluring […]
Steve Hamilton – Between The Lines (Available from Steve Hamilton’s Bandcamp. Album review by Patrick Hadfield) Recorded in the depths of the Covid lockdown, Scottish pianist Steve Hamilton‘s first solo record is […]
Azat Bayazitov – The Doors Are Open (Rainy Days Records. RAINY008CD. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Maybe one shouldn’t judge a CD by its cover… But Russian-born saxophonist Azat Bayazitov‘s new CD could […]
Verneri Pohjola – The Dead Don’t Dream (Edition Records. EDN1153. Download Review by Patrick Hadfield) With a title like The Dead Don’t Dream one might expect a slice of late night noir. […]
When Bill Kyle opened The Jazz Bar in Chambers Street on Edinburgh’s southside on 1 July 2005, it was the result of dedication, determination and coincidence, write Patrick Hadfield and Rob Adams. […]
Andrew McCormack – Solo (Ubuntu Music. UBU0059. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Andrew McCormack has been focusing on his fusion band, Graviton, for the last years, though this solo project has been […]
Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment(Blue Note 0892619. Download review by Patrick Hadfield) Ambrose Akinmusire makes music that seems full of contradictions and yet is whole, consistent […]
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Wayne Shorter – The Music of Wayne Shorter (Blue Engine Records BE0023. Download Review by Patrick Hadfield) The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra […]
Keith Jarrett – Munich 2016 (ECM. 2667/68 779 3748. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Every time I see there’s a new release of solo piano by Keith Jarrett, I find myself asking […]
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