Ivan Lins: My Heart Speaks
The album title, My Heart Speaks, is taken from the Lins composition, ‘The Heart Speaks,’ and was recorded on an...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023
Album Interview: ‘Stonephace’ Stabbins: Transcendental
Crispin ‘Spry’ Robinson | Karl Rasheed-Abel | Larry Stabbins | Pat Illingworth | Zoe Rahman
This could be seen as a mini satellite of the Spatial AKA Orchestra, as it is essentially one of its...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/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
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
Paul Bley Trio: Blood
Barry Altschul | Mark Levinson | Paul Bley
The death in January of Canadian pianist Paul Bley, at the age of 83, marked the passing of yet one...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2016
Milford Graves and Bill Laswell: Space/Time – Redemption
There's no doubting the eminence of these two musicians, presented here as a duo for the first time on record....
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: July/2015
Compassionate Dictatorship: Entertaining Tyrants
James Maddren | Jasper Høiby | Jez Franks | Tori Freestone
Buoyed by their signing to an indie label and backed by Jazz Services for a major tour, the irrepressible Dictators...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2013
The Dharma Moon Orchestra: Pandemoonia
Ada Rovatti | David Nichtern | Jerry Marotta | Julian Lage | Matt Oestreicher | Randy Brecker
Any album presenting itself with Julian Lage and Randy Brecker on the front cover should be worth at least a...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2022
Enrico Rava: On The Dance Floor
In his time, Rava has celebrated the talents of Bix, Miles, Satchmo and Chet, and all credit to his magpie...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2012
Dave Tucker and Pierpaolo Martino: Melophobia
Dave Tucker | Pierpaolo Martino
Of all the myriad duo formats in jazz and improvised music, the melding of electric guitar and acoustic double bass...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2023
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