Album Interview: Avishai Cohen: Almah

Amit Landau | Avishai Cohen | Cordelia Hagmann | Nitai Hershkovits | Noam Haimovitz Weinschel | Ofri Nehemya | Yael Shapira | Yoram Lachish

Some crossover projects might lead you to the conclusion that jazz and classical are mutually disempowering: the constraints on the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2014

Kaidi Tatham: An Insight Into All Minds

Amir Mitchell Townes | B Roberson | Eric Lau | Kaidi Tatham | Stro Elliot

To his great credit, British pianist-producer Kaidi Tatham has been resistant to categorisation for the best part of two decades....

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2021

Ray Conniff: The Ray Conniff HI-FI Companion

A period piece of easy listening described on the sleeve as “supermarket music”, which is probably overstating the case –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016

Philip Gibbs: Infinite Spirit Perfect Now

A Bristolian guitarist drawing on Indian percussion traditions and the influence of Derek Bailey for his wackily engaging experimental improv...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Freddy Cole: Talk To Me

Curtis Boyd | Elias Bailey | Freddy Cole | Harry Allen | John di Martino | John Di Martino | Randy Napoleon | Terrell Stafford

Sounding grainier than of yore, the veteran Cole (he turned 80 in October) limits himself to the vocal role on...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2012

Claudio Filippini Trio: Facing North

Claudio Filippini | Olavi Louhivuori | Palle Danielsson

There's a joy about Filippini that translates to the oldest traditions of jazz and especially what used to be called...

Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: March/2013

Various Artists: European Cool Jazz 1951-1959

Bobby Jaspar | Don Rendell | Hans Koller | Johnny Dankworth | Johnny Keating | Lars Gullin | Sacha Distel

What an eye-opening treasure trove this double CD set is. The first thing that is so striking is that across...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014

Michel Sajrawy: Arabop

Adnan Hadda | Amiram Granot | Maali Klar | Michel Sajrawy | Nehaya Damouni | Samir Makhoul | Stas Zilberman | Valeri Lipets | Wisam Arram

Michel Sajrawy, a Palestinian of Christian faith with an Israeli passport and a British conservatory education, is a fusionist for...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013

Sketch: Seconds Count

Jeremy Stacey | Laurence Cottle | Pete ‘Sabbo’ Saberton | Rob Koral | Sue Hawker

Originally recorded when Hawker, Saberton and notably Koral nabbed some studio time out of a commercial session, this set has...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Kentyah Presents M1, Brian Jackson: Evolutionary Minded: Furthering The Legacy Of Gil Scott-Heron

Abiodun Oyewole | Airto | Bill Summers | Blackbyrd McKnight | Bobby Seale | Brian Jackson | Chuck D | Cuban Symphony Orchestra | Daniel Alzamorra Dickin | Dead Prez

Although the passing of Gil Scott-Heron in 2011 continues to cast a long shadow over contemporary black music, it should...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2013