Mihály Dresch Quartet with Archie Shepp: Hungarian Bebop

Archie Shepp | Ferenc Kovács | István Baló | Kálmán Balogh | Mátyás Szandal | Mihály Dresch

Not surprisingly, given the title, Mihály Dresch's themes, particularly with violin as a counterpoint, have a strong Hungarian accent. But...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2014

Aapo Heinonen Quintet: Tara

Aapo Heinonen | Héctor Lepe | Teemu Takanen | Tomi Saikkonen | Vesa Ojaniemi

The current Finnish jazz scene is one of the better kept secrets in European jazz. This third album by pianist...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2018

Jon Lloyd Group: Vanishing Points

Asaf Sirkis | John Law | Jon Lloyd | Rob Palmer | Tom Farmer

The saxophonist Jon Lloyd, who switched from alto to soprano around 2001, has a background in re-aligning the boundaries between...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014

Red Baraat: Chaal Baby

Aran Luthra | John Altieri | Mike Bomwell | MiWi La Lupa | Rohin Khemani | Smoota | Sonny Singh | Sunny Jain | Tomas Fujiwara

They are, if you like, the North Indian equivalent of the New Orleans Soul Rebels Brass Band. With their dynamic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Roswell Rudd/Jamie Saft/Trevor Dunn/Balazs Pandi: Strength & Power

Balazs Pandi | Jamie Saft | Roswell Rudd | Trevor Dunn

Some of the best moments on Strength & Power sound like a group of musicians falling down the stairs. These...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: April/2016

Lou Donaldson: Four Classic Albums

The logical bridge between Bird and Cannonball, Lou Donaldson proved just as enticing to a large appreciative audience. In fact,...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2020

Stanley Cowell: Reminiscent plus A Xmas Suite

Billy Drummond | Jay Anderson | Stanley Cowell

The often neglected Cowell, who turns 70 in May, has long had a reputation as a pianist and thinker. His...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2016

Manu Katché: Unstatic

Abraham Rodriguez Mansfarroll | Ellen Andrea Wang | Inor Esteban | Jim Watson | Joel Hierrezuelo Balart | Luca Aquino | Manu Katché | Nils Landgren | Sotolongo Zapata | Tore Brunborg

Here’s a treat, but for unexpected reasons in that it’s great to hear the largely unsung Jim Watson given so...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2016

Big Bad Wolf: Pond Life

Jay Davis | Michael de Souza | Owen Dawson | Rob Luft

Big Bad Wolf are building a big bad rep on the indie jazz'n'rock scene, and understandably so. They ply a...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2017

Leo Genovese: Forward

Leo Genovese

New York–based, Argentinian-born pianist and keyboardist Leo Genovese has produced consistently fascinating work as leader and sideman for over two...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2024