Pat Thomas & The Locals: Play The Music Of Anthony Braxton

Alex Ward | Darren Hasson Davis | Dominic Lash | Evan Thomas | Pat Thomas

To the casual listener, finding an entry point into the complex and substantial body of work by US composer Anthony...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: April/2021

Ntjam Rosie: The One

Alexander Van Popta | Bas Kloosterman | Eric Vloeimans | Jorn Ten Hoopen | Lamin Kuyateh | Ntjam Rosie | Pink Oculus | Ronald Snijders | Tuur Moens | Udo Demandt

Having garnered a solid fan base in the past five years by way of two excellent releases, Elle and At...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2015

Sergio Armaroli & Fritz Hauser: Angelica

Live from the Angelica Contemporary Music festival in Bologna, this avant garde duo has an aleatoric approach to the interface...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Jon Balke: Discourses

Jon Balke

Known for his enduring work with the singular Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraph or earlier as a member of the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Theo Bleckmann: Elegy

Ben Monder | Chris Tordini | John Hollenbeck | Shai Maestro | Theo Bleckmann

Although the German singer may be largely defined by his interesting renditions of the music of anybody from Charles Ives...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2017

Alexander McCabe: Quiz

Alexander McCabe | Gregory Hutchinson | Rudy Royston | Ugonna Ekegwo | Uri Caine

There is a fine line between pleasant and underwhelming, and unfortunately McCabe's quartet crosses it one time too many here....

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2011

Alicia Olatuja: Intuition: Songs From The Minds Of Women

Alicia Olatuja | Ben Williams | Billy Childs | David Rosenthal | Dayna Stephens | Etienne Charles | Jeremy Pelt | John Cowherd | Markus Howell | Sullivan Fortner

Vocalist Olatuja was a standout performer on pianist-arranger Billy Childs' acclaimed Laura Nyro tribute Map To The Treasure, but this...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2019

Carmen McRae: Sings Lover Man and other Billie Holiday classics

Not a tribute, but a reinterpretation of Billie's repertoire, this was a classic McRae Columbia album, given a welcome reissue,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2013

Johnny Lytle Trio: Blue Vibes/Happy Ground

Albert Heath | Johnny Lytle | Milt Harris | William “Peppy” Hinnant

Many might only know Lytle from his rare groove track ‘The Village Caller’ which, for a time, was a staple...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2012

Joshua Jaswon Octet: Silent Sea

Aarón Castrillo | Anna Serierse | Jan Landowsk | Johannes Mann | Joshua Jaswon | Marc Doffey | Miguel Gorodi | Sidney Werner

There's much to admire in this striking new recording from the Joshua Jaswon Octet. As heard on album opener ‘Maurice’,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/2020