Javon Jackson: The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni

David Williams | Javon Jackson | Jeremy Manasia | McClenty Hunter | Nikki Giovanni

The 78-year old Giovanni is a renowned African-American poet, Black Arts activist and educator who linked with Jackson when she...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022

Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Silver Mountain

Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen | Reine Fiske | Ståle Storløkken | Torstein Lofthus

There's no denying the thrusting vitality charging through the snaking chicanes conjured by this formidable fusion unit – essentially a...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2015

Zoot Sims: Compatibility

The defunct Jump label has been acquired by Delmark who are re-releasing its sessions, of which this 1955 octet gathering...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Sergej Avanesov: Secret Language

This high octane New York-based, Russian saxophonist-composer is in the Chris Potter mould, tinged with east European melodic overtones, and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Remy Le Boeuf: Assembly Of Shadows

This sax-flautist’s 20-piece orchestra’s atmospheric five-movement symphony is a kind of pastoral classical music largely influenced by jazz big bands...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2020

Iain Sinclair & LEE: Dark Before Dark

Sinclair is a writer-filmmaker from Wales and his spoken word narration about the journey of a whalebone box is curiously...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021

Christy Doran: In The Corner Of The Eye

Christy Doran | Hank Roberts | Marty Ehrlich | Ray Anderson | Urs Leimgruber

Since this is a collection of tracks recorded more than two decades ago, it is perhaps unsurprising that In The...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: October/2016

Gary McFarland: The In Sound & Soft Samba

Antonio Carlos Jobim | Bob Brookmeyer | Bob Bushnell | Gabor Szabo | Gary McFarland | Grady Tate | Jimmy Cleveland | Kenny Burrell | Patti Bown | Richard Davis

Since Kristian St. Clair's excellent 2006 biographical documentary film of Gary McFarland, interest in his music has gradually grown, with...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018

Andreas Loven: District Six

This Norwegian-born pianist has extensive experience playing music in South Africa, and the easy-going roots-y ambience he creates with a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2016

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet: Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

Anna Butterss | Eric Revis | Jay Bellerose | Jeff Parker | Josh Johnson | Nasheet Waits

Not that he needs to convince those who have been paying attention for over two decades, but Jeff Parker strengthens...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023