Linley Hamilton: Making Other Arrangements

Ben Castle | Brendan Doyle | Cian Boylan | Dave Redmond | Dayna Masters | Guy Rickarby | Linley Hamilton | Nigel Clarke

Trumpeter Hamilton is a luminary of the Northern Ireland jazz scene: well-known as a broadcaster, teacher and jazz activist. He...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2018

Gabriela Friedli Trio: Started

A Swiss piano trio working within an avant-garde jazz framework, and blurring the lines between improvisation and notation....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

James Clay: The Kid From Dallas

The kind of package Fresh Sound does well, collecting the output of a lesser-known tenor player into an informative set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Johannes Berauer: Hourglass

Bernhard Schimpelsberger | Gwilym Simcock | Martin Berauer | Mike Walker | Thomas Gould

Though the Austrian bassistcomposer Johannes Berauer isn't listed as personnel, he's the main man behind the new recording Hourglass. With...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Various Artists: Jazz Haunts & Magic Vaults The Lost Classics of Resonance Records Volume One

Bill Evans Trio | Larry Young | Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | The Three Sounds | Wes Montgomery

This anthology of 14 selections is taken from the Resonance label's growing catalogue and is an ideal way of getting...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2017

Various Artists: Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musician’s Emergency Fund

Hiromi | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Charles Lloyd | Christian McBride | Esperanza Spalding | Herbie Hancock | Jon Batiste | Joshua Redman | Kenny Garrett | Kindred Spirits

In March 2020, a consortium of record labels – Blue Note, Concord Music Group, Mack Avenue Music Group, Nonesuch Records,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021

Marek Jakubowski Trio: My Own…

A young Polish trio drawing on African and folk traditions for their simple reflective themes but lacking some intensity, especially...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2017

Elmer Bernstein: The Man With The Golden Arm

One of the greatest of all jazz film scores, Bernstein's 1955 music for Preminger's classic starring Sinatra was played by...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2016

Marcel Marceau: …Presents Swing im Bahnhof

The famous mime is as inaudible as ever introducing this concert by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland in 1965, with great...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Roberto Occhipinti: The Next Step

Adrean Farrugia | Ilaria Crociante | Larnell Lewis | Roberto Occhipinti

Noted Canadian jazz bassist and composer Roberto has enjoyed a diverse, award-winning career, recording with acts from Canadian Cubaphile Jane...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2022