Alex Hitchcock/Ant Law: Same Moon in the Same World
London-born saxophonist Alex Hitchcock is only six years out of the Royal Academy of Music's jazz course, but he's already...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: February/2023
Marie Kruttli Trio: The Kind of Happy One
Jonathan Barber | Lukas Traxel | Marie Kruttli
This piano trio floats on the wide interface between jazz and classical music, allowing the piano to fall fully into...
Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: June/2020
stillefelt
Chris Mapp | Percy Pursglove | Thomas Seminar Ford
A single live recording sliced into six tracks, stillefelt appears to gut itself of rules, such as structure, so as...
Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: July/2020
Igor Butman: Only Now
Evgeny Pobozhly | Antonio Akkuratov | Antonio Sanchez | Eddie Gomez | Igor Butman | Matt Brewer
When Russian saxophonist Igor Butman celebrated his 60th birthday last year, he did it with a flourish. As befits a...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2022
James Brandon Lewis: Divine Travels
Gerald Cleaver | James Brandon Lewis | Thomas Sayers Ellis | William Parker
Gospel music's longstanding and rich relationship with the saxophone in both R&B and jazz can be heard in anybody from...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2015
Aki Rissanen: Another North
Aki Rissanen | Antti Lötjönen | Teppo Mäkynen
In March 2016, Rissanen was the subject of a Taking Off piece in Jazzwise magazine to celebrate Amorandom, his debut...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2018
Pete Rodriguez: El Alquimista (The Alchemist)
David Sánchez | Henry Cole | Luis Perdomo | Pete Rodriguez | Ricardo Rodriguez | Roberto Quintero
Yet another brilliant young Cuban trumpeter and yet another Rodriguez. No relation to Michael, whose recent Criss Cross CD should...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2014
Bobo Stenson Trio: Sphere
Anders Jormin | Bobo Stenson | Jon Fält
It seems impossible that it is 52 years since Underwear, Bobo Stenson's debut album on ECM, appeared, marking the beginning...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023
Sara Serpa: Recognition: Music For A Silent Film
David Virelles | Mark Turner | Sara Serpa | Zeena Parkins
As the subtitle makes clear, the premise of this work is audio-visual. Yet what is even more compelling is the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2020
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band: West Side Story Reimagined
In his centenary year, Leonard Bernstein's work is getting plenty of attention. And among the offerings celebrating this titan of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018
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