Ben Powell: New Street

Aaron Darrell | Devin Drobka | Gary Burton | Julian Lage | Powell | Tadataka Unno

No violinist could fully recapture the exultant genius that was Stéphane Grappelli, but tonally at least, Ben Powell comes darn...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: August/2012

Martina Verhoeven & Dirk Serries: Innocent as Virgin Wood

Dirk Serries | Martina Verhoeven

This understated duo-in-dialogue builds on the explorations of Serries' solo effort from last year, Etched Above The Bow Grip, a...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2017

Steve Fidyk: Allied Forces

Steve Fidyk is an experienced full-bloodied Philly-bred drummer and he drives this energetic, good fun straightahead session of standards and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Gene Shaw: Quintet and Sextet: Break Through/Debut in Blues

You might know this trumpeter as Clarence Shaw from Mingus's Tijuana Moods, but after five years out of the limelight...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2017

Lukasz Pawlik: Long-Distance Connections

Cezary Konrad | Dave Weckl | Dawid Główczewski | Gary Novak | Łukasz Pawlik | Michał Kapczuk | Mike Stern | Phil South | Randy Brecker | Szymon Kamykowski

Originally self-released in Poland two years ago, Long-Distance Connections now gets an international release. Recorded across three continents - Pawlik’s...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2021

Paula Rae Gibson & Sam Leak: Permission

Probably the vocalist/award-winning photographer's best and most musical CD to date, in empathetic duo with pianist Sam Leak, his imaginative...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

Ray Gelato & The Giants: Wonderful

The spivvy-looking godfather of jump-swing trawls the Italian songbook (including Paolo Conte) to bring old entertainment values and cigar smoke...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013

Album Interview: Michael Wollny: Nachtfahrten

Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer | Michael Wollny

With the release of Weltentraum last year it seemed clear that Michael Wollny, voted European Jazz Musician of the Year...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2015

Binker & Moses: Feeding the Machine

Binker Golding | Max Luthert | Moses Boyd

Binker and Moses arrived with a bang plus an attitude that had more in common with West Coast Get Down...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022

Ben Crosland Brass Group: An Open Place

Barnaby Dickinson | Ben Crosland | Mark Nightingale | Martin Shaw | Steve Lodder | Steve Waterman

This modest line-up of mid-life British jazz instrumentalists has more in common with some of their younger counterparts than meets...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011