Meshell Ndegeocello: The Omnichord Real Book
One of the key musical adventurer-eclectics of the last three decades, Meshell Ndegeocello remains pleasingly difficult to second guess. The...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
Mikkel Ploug Group ft Mark Turner: Nocturnes
Jeppe Skovbakke | Mark Turner | Mikkel Ploug | Sean Carpio
Ballad playing is an integral part of the jazz canon, and it is fascinating to see how many new avenues...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
Keith Jarrett: Book Of Ways
As well-installed as he is in the pantheon of jazz piano, Keith Jarrett has made several forays into other areas...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
George Freeman: The Good Life
Carl Allen | Christian McBride | George Freeman | Joey DeFrancesco | Lewis Nash
The youngest and last survivor of the famed Chicago-based Freeman brothers, guitarist George worked with the family at first and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2023
Shake Stew: Lila
Shake Stew conjure Viennese souks, born from leader Lukas Kranzelbinder’s Moroccan adventures and hunger for music that moves and blows...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2023
Jack DeJohnette: Sorcery
Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | John Abercrombie | Michael Fellerman | Mick Goodrick
Ever the inventive drummer since his early forays with AACM in the mid 1960s, and game-chamging roles in the Charles...
Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: November/2023
Eddie Gripper: Home
Eddie Gripper | Isaac Zuckerman | Ursula Harrison
The UK has produced some extraordinary jazz pianists of late: Deschanel Gordon (who has recorded with Tomorrow's New Quartet), Sultan...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: June/2023
Joshua Jaswon Octet: Polar Waters
It’s refreshing to hear this band, led by British-born, Berlin-based Jaswon, that has both created a very distinct and individual...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2023
Taylor Eigsti: Plot Armor
Taylor Eigsti is a Californian-born pianist-composer living in New York, who’s been turning heads with his wittily effervescent piano contributions...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024
Adam Forkelid: Turning Point
Adam Forkelid | Carl Mörner Ringström | Daniel Fredriksson | Niklas Fernqvist
Past the opening title track, there is a certain Nordic melancholy to Turning Point, as pianist Adam Forkelid contemplates the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
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