Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone - Line By Line
- Thursday, January 24, 2013
Kenny Wheeler’s place at the top table of European jazz is something of a given today.
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Evan parker – The Freedom Principle
- Wednesday, November 21, 2012
As American jazz first gained a foothold in late-1950s Britain, so began the first tremors of free jazz in the UK, sweeping aside bebop’s limiting forms with a new wave of avant garde innovations.
Steve Lehman – New York: New Horn Of Plenty
- Wednesday, November 21, 2012
New York’s place in jazz history is undisputed, but is there a new chapter of creativity being written in the present? Countless musicians, an ongoing exchange of ideas and the influence of several key figures such as Steve Lehman may explain why the sounds of the iconic east coast metropolis are as rich as they are plentiful.
Lionel Loueke - Songs Of My Fathers
- Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Benin-born New York-based guitarist Lionel Loueke has always stood out from the crowd, both visually and sonically.
Jack DeJohnette – Time Traveller
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
A singular presence across the last half century of jazz, Jack DeJohnette first came to prominence through the 1960s success of the Charles Lloyd Quartet.
John McLaughlin - Inner State Of Being
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
Listening to John McLaughlin’s latest album, Now Here This, it’s hard to believe that the guitar maestro will celebrate his 71st birthday in January, such is the fizzing, unrelenting energy unleashed.
Kurt Elling - Up On The Roof
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
Moving into soul and rock-edged territory with his previous album, The Gate, Kurt Elling heads over to Broadway, with his latest recording centring on some of the timeless tunes from midtown Manhattan’s iconic hit factory, The Brill Building.
Jan Garbarek - Don't Look Back
- Thursday, September 20, 2012
Saxophonist Jan Garbarek is perhaps emblematic of the Nordic sound, his piercing and precise tone as instantly recognisable as it has been influential.
Courtney Pine - Dancing To A Rebel Beat
- Thursday, September 20, 2012
Irrepressible energy and inexhaustible curiosity have been the hallmarks of Brit-Jazz multi- reeds master Courtney Pine’s recent albums and his latest, House Of Legends, is no exception.