Marcus Joseph: Beyond the Dome

Benjamin Kwasi Burrell | Blasio Kavuma | Carol Hultmark | Dirdre Cooper | Eddie Hick | Ife Ogunjobi | Jan Regulski | Lorenz Okell-Osengor | Marcus Joseph | Nathaniel Cross

Leicester native Marcus Joseph has already racked up a wide-ranging set of musical experiences, from youth orchestras to stints as...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: May/2021

Marcus Miller: Renaissance

As a musician with a producer's ear, Miller has always been able to find the right combination of singers and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2015

Global Noize: Supersly – Reimagining the Music of Sly & the Family Stone

Amanda Ruzza | Dean Brown | DJ Logic | Falu | Greg Ericco | Ingrid Jensen | James D Train Williams | Jason Miles | Jay Rodriguez | Nona Hendryx

Miles Davis said that, when he walked into the studio to record his seminal jazz-funk album On The Corner, he...

Reviewed by George Cole in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Calum Gourlay: Live At The Ridgeway

Calum Gourlay

Master musicians such as Dave Holland, William Parker and Henry Grimes have proved the acoustic bass can have a mesmerising,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Noah Haidu: Slipstream

Chris Haney | Jeremy Pelt | John Davis | Jon Irabagon | Noah Haidu | Willie Jones III

Virginia-born pianist/composer Noah Haidu has been on the New York scene for some years now. How his talent has remained...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011

Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Long Ago and Far Away

Brad Mehldau | Charlie Haden

Clearly, 2007 was a good year for the late bass maestro Charlie Haden’s duets with extraordinary pianists. In March, at...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Red Kite

Bernt André Moen | Even Helte Hermansen | Torstein Loftus | Trond Frønes

Blame it on Motorpsycho, but the hard rock forged in Birmingham, the Surrey delta and Hendrix's visionary soul truly lives...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2019

Various Artists: Blaxploitation: Six Classic Funk Soundtracks

Booker T & The MGs | Isaac Hayes | James Brown | Johnny Pate | Marvin Gaye | Roy Ayers

Well-travelled as the good ship Blaxploitation is, this 6CD box set nonetheless provides a useful ‘starter pack’ for those who...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015

Jeff Williams: Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales

Jeff Williams | John O'Gallagher | Josh Arcoleo | Sam Lasserson

Jeff Williams, the Ohio-born drummer and composer who has played with the best in both New York and London (Dave...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2021

Matthew Herbert x London Contemporary Orchestra: The Horse

Danilo Pérez | Edward Wakili-Hick | Evan Parker | London Contemporary Orchestra | Matthew Herbert | Seb Rochford | Shabaka Hutchings | Theon Cross

How does polo horse semen relate to jazz? In the case of this music, largely constructed from a horse skeleton's...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2023