Kari Antila/Peter Hertmans: Guitar Stories

The Belgian-based Finnish guitarist Kari Antila brings mentor Peter Hertmans along for the ride in an impressive quartet session, the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Sidney Bechet: Essential Original Albums

Three CDs for under £10 looks a bargain, but the first is an amalgam of LP anthologies, and the latter...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Siobhan Lamb: Meditations

Andrew Fuller | Anne Morphee | Barak Schmool | Children's Choir | Christopher Macklin | Clare Finnimore | Gerard Presencer | Gregory Warren Wilson | Hugh Webb | Mary E. Larew

Classically trained flautist and composer Siobhan Lamb clearly enjoys mixing her sources and inspirations, as is demonstrated in these two...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2012

Ergo: As Subtle as Tomorrow

A melodic yet experimental ambient acoustic trio led by the trombonist Brett Sroka who's influences span minimalism and ambient electronica...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Various Artists: Keep It Light: A Panorama Of British Jazz – The Modernists

Don Rendell | Dudley Moore | George Shearing | Jack Parnell | Joe Harriott | Johnny Dankworth | Ronnie Scott | Tommy Watt | Tony Crombie | Tubby Hayes

While not trying to downgrade the artistry of either Humphrey Lyttelton or George Melly, I don't believe that their musical...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2017

E.J. Strickland Quintet: The Undying Spirit

E.J. Strickland | Jaleel Shaw | Linda Oh | Luis Perdomo | Marcus Strickland

Strickland's disciplined and funky quintet get down to business right from the off. ‘The Ride’ introduces a slow burn vamp...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2015

Antonio Farao: Eklektik

Antonio Farao | Biréli Lagrène | Claudia Campagnol | Dario Rosciglione | Didier Lockwood | Enrico Solazzo | Fabiana Rosciglione | Krayzie Bone | Luigi Di Nunzio | Manu Katché

Italian pianist Farao's career to date has seen him swing hard with the likes of Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and Jack...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2017

Alex Bone: Falling on Infinity

Alex Bone | Cory Wong | Joe Lee | Luke Tomlinson | Nile Rodgers | Oliver Mason

Aged just 17, alto saxophonist Alex Bone won the inaugural BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year competition in 2014,...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Reuben Fowler: Between Shadows

Alex Munk | Andy Greenwood | Brigitte Beraha | Callum Au | Dave Hamblett | Freddie Gavita | George Crowley | George Hogg | Gordon Campbell | Guy Barker

The 23-year-old trumpeter Reuben Fowler’s debut album on the Edition label represents part of his prize for winning the Kenny...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Dave Meder: Unamuno Songs & Stories

The 31-year-old pianist-composer Meder draws on a broad range of influences from classical, ragtime, modernism from Monk to Shearing through...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022