Guitarist Nigel Price, one of the most pro-active and creative musicians it is our pleasure to know … unsurprisingly… has used the time during lockdown when he couldn’t tour to expand his […]
Will Glaser – Climbing in Circles (Ubuntu UBU0075. CD Review by Jon Turney) Adventurous drummer Will Glaser neatly sidesteps the repertoire problem that trips up lots of emerging players. This cleverly programmed […]
Starting out as a one-off gig paying tribute to Sonny Rollins, this sax-bass-drums trio took on a life of its own as three generations of jazz musicians brought both their shared influences […]
Hideaki Ura is a pianist and keyboard player from Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan. Born in 1994, he has just completed three years’ study at Berklee. His first EP will be […]
“I think it’s a harrowingly beautiful title, just those two words are evocative of what the music’s about,” says London-born saxophonist and composer, Joshua Jaswon of his Octet’s debut album Silent Sea. […]
Rob Barron has a new trio album out. ‘From This Moment On’ is on Ubuntu Music. It is his second as leader. Interview by John Fordham: Maybe a contrarian streak can lead […]
Allison Neale – Quietly There (Ubuntu Music – UBU0062. CD review by Adrian Pallant) A release to make the heart leap, alto saxophonist Allison Neale’s Quietly There summons so many early jazz […]
Rob Barron – From This Moment On (Ubuntu UBU0064. Review by Adam Sieff) I’ve always admired pianist Rob Barron for his musicality and professionalism in all his guises as a performer, accompanist, […]
Meraki – Meraki (Ubuntu Music. Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) The self-titled debut album from North Yorkshire-born composer and pianist Jacky Naylor’s trio Meraki is certainly music for the soul. Meraki (μεράκι) is […]
TRYPL (Trevor Mires, Ryan Quigley & Paul Booth) – TRYPL (Ubuntu music UBU0063. CD review by Paul Pace) TRYPL, the eponymously titled debut album release, is the happy result of a long […]
James Copus – Dusk (Ubuntu Music UBU0058. CD review by Mark McKergow) At just 25 years of age, trumpeter James Copus has rapidly been making a name for himself on the London jazz scene. A graduate […]
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 […]
John Law’s Congregation – Configuration (Ubuntu Music UBU0036. CD review by Adrian Pallant) It’s a privilege to track the evolution of a musician’s career over many years, especially when, like pianist John […]
American pianist, composer and educator George Colligan speaks to us about some of his musical memories, revisiting old favourite albums, and both the possibilities and difficulties of making music at this strange […]
Mark Kavuma – The Banger Factory (Ubuntu Music UBU0028. CD review by Paul Kelly) What does it take to keep a well-trodden medium fresh? Is instrumental prowess enough? It’s been 65 years […]
