Tilo Weber – Tesserae (WeJazz Records – Album review by Peter Slavid) Jazz on the harpsichord isn’t unknown, but it is quite rare, and it makes for a very distinctive sound. McCoy […]
Tilo Weber – ‘Tesserae’
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity – ‘Elastic Wave’
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity – Elastic Wave (ECM 2724. Album review by Jon Turney) Widely admired Norwegian drummer Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity have been together since 2014, with this ECM label debut […]
Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg – ‘Koma West’
Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg – Koma West(We Jazz Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Petter Eldh must be one of the most versatile, and indeed most brilliant, musicians in Europe. He is Swedish, but studied […]
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren – ‘Vermillion’
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren – Vermillion (ECM Records 3880001. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Vermillion is Kit Downes‘ third album as leader on ECM, the first being his church organ […]
Koma Saxo – ‘Live’
Koma Saxo – Live (We Jazz Records. Album review by Alison Bentley) Live and kicking: led by bassist Petter Eldh, this album has a raw energy that captures Koma Saxo’s gigs well, […]
Lucia Cadotsch – ‘Speak Low II’
Lucia Cadotsch – Speak Low II (We Jazz Records. CD review by Jon Turney) Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch delivers the least ornamented treatments of songs you may ever hear. Like a writing […]
Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta – Viaduct
Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta – Viaduct (ACT 9048-2. Album review by Rob Mallows) Peanut butter and jam (or jelly, if you’re American). On the face of it, it shouldn’t make sense in a sandwich: […]
Marius Neset & The London Sinfonietta at Queen Elizabeth Hall (2019 EFG LJF)
Marius Neset & The London Sinfonietta cond. Geoffrey Paterson w/Ivo Neame (pno); Jim Hart (perc); Petter Eldh (bass); Anton Eger (drums) (Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre , EFG London Jazz Festival, 21 […]
Django Bates (Belovèd, with Evan Parker, Wigmore Hall, 14 July)
Could Django Bates be about to say farewell to his long-standing Charlie Parker-dedicated project? If so, it won’t be before he joins his Belovèd trio to that other legendary jazz Parker, Evan, […]
