James Williams / Dennis Irwin: Focus

Dennis Irwin | James Williams

Pianist James Williams was a key figure in the history of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the link man between the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2024

Avishai Cohen: Ashes to Gold

Avishai Cohen | Barak Mori | Yonathan Avishai | Ziv Ravitz

It takes guts for an artist to speak out against their own government, but Avishai Cohen, the Tel Aviv-based trumpeter,...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: November/2024

Devin Daniels: LesGo!

Benjamin Ring | Chris Fishman | Devin Daniels | Jermaine Paul | Julien Knowles

Devin and his cohort met at UCLA’s Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance, and Mr Hands himself has personally mentored...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: November/2024

Caroline Davis: Portals Volume 2: Returning

Alan Mednard | Alexa Berchini | Caroline Davis | Chris Tordini | Jen Shyu | Julia Easterlin | Julian Shore | Marquis Hill | Nappy Nina | Nicole Mitchell

Alto saxophonist-composer Caroline Davis presents the second volume of an interesting, often deeply moving reflection on grief. Invoking and celebrating...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2024

Monkin’ Around: 4 In 1

Billy Pod | Dave O’Higgins | Luke Fowler | Martin Shaw | Sean Fyfe

O’Higgins’ love for Monk knows no bounds. As if touring with Rob Luft in 2019 when they played the whole...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2024

Patrice Rushen: Prelusion

George Bohanan | Hadley Caliman | Joe Henderson | Kenneth Nash | Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler | Oscar Brashear | Patrice Rushen | Tony Dumas

The prodigiously talented Patrice Rushen is best remembered today for her R&B exploits, particularly the 1982 global mega-hit ‘Forget-Me-Nots’, but...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: November/2024

The Darius Brubeck Quartet: Cathy's Summer

Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens

Some eternal values remain, not the least the benign influence of Dave Brubeck through his accomplished clan. Featuring eight of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2015

Tim Berne/Gregg Belisle-Chi: Mars

Gregg Belisle-Chi | Tim Berne

Five years back, the circuitous melodic journeys and rhythmic contrariness of Tim Berne's music spawned a brilliant devotee in pianist...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2022

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol. 3

Bob Cranshaw | Bobby Broom | Clifton Anderson | Kimati Dinizulu | Kobie Watkins | Perry Wilson | Peter Bernstein | Sammy Figueroa | Sonny Rollins | Stephen Scott

This begins with a lengthy bout of applause, entirely justified by what follows. It's not just Rollins' infernally catchy riff...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2014

The Sackville All Stats: Saturday Night Function

One of Sackville’s fine early 1980s jam sessions from Toronto, featuring Buddy Tate and Jim Galloway blowing through standards with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2016