Review of Noah Stoneman: Anyone's Quiet: Let it Rain to You

Noah Stoneman: Anyone's Quiet: Let it Rain to You

Luca Caruso | Noah Stoneman | Will Sach

Fresh Sound New Talent

Rating: ★★★

To that current extraordinary new wave of young UK jazz pianists (Deschanel Gordon, Sultan Stevenson, Eddie Gripper et al) we...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2023

Review of Malombo Jazz Makers: Malompo Jazz

Malombo Jazz Makers: Malompo Jazz

Abbey Cindi | Hilda Tloubatla | Julian Bahula | Lucas ‘Lucky’ Ranku

Strut

Rating: ★★★★

Sometimes, it doesn't matter how good your music is, if luck goes against you, success may prove elusive. Such was...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2023

Review of Tom Ollendorff: Open House

Tom Ollendorff: Open House

Ben Wendel | Conor Chaplin | Marc Michel | Tom Ollendorf

Editor's Choice

Fresh Sound New Talent

Rating: ★★★★

Tom Ollendorf is making his quiet way towards ubiquity, all in the most charmingly well-manicured way imaginable. His appeal is...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023

Review of Logan Kane: Floor Plans

Logan Kane: Floor Plans

Benjamin Ring | David Binney | John Escreet | Jon Hatamiya | Logan Kane | Mark Turner | Paul Cornish

Ghost Note

Rating: ★★★★

Logan Kane, the 26 year-old West Coast bassist and composer, has been making waves on the LA scene since he...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold

Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold

Alba Nacinovich | Alcyona Mick | Brigitte Beraha | Corrina Silvester | Dave Mannington | Dudley Phillips | George Crowley | Jason Singh | Martin France | Naadia Sheriff

Editor's Choice

Night Time Stories

Rating: ★★★★

British-Bahraini trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has long used her dual cultural heritage as inspiration for her music. Since 2011’s confident debut,...

Reviewed by Ammar Kalia in issue: March/2025

Review of Marquis Hill Composers Collective: Beyond the Jukebox

Marquis Hill Composers Collective: Beyond the Jukebox

Caroline Davis | Christie Dashiell | Corey Fonville | Gerald Clayton | Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | Josh Johnson | Junius Paul | Kendrick Scott | Makaya McCraven

Black Unlimited Music Group/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

Bop-schooled hotshots infusing hip hop, R&B, neo-soul and electronics into classic-jazz sounds haven’t exactly been hot news for years, but...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2024

Review of Alice Zawadzki/Fred Thomas/Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami

Alice Zawadzki/Fred Thomas/Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami

Alice Zawadzki | Fred Thomas | Misha Mullov-Abbado

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

This recording by the vocal chamber trio of singer-violinist Zawadzki, double bassist Mullov-Abbado and multi-instrumentalist Thomas is a meeting of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2024

Review of Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith: Defiant Life

Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith: Defiant Life

Vijay Iyer | Wadada Leo Smith

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

As the title suggests, this is a work inspired by struggle and challenge, despair at the state of the world...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2025

Review of Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging

Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging

Branford Marsalis | Eric Revis | Joey Calderazzo | Justin Faulkner

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Belonging is Marsalis’ first recording since 2019 and is described as “A full album interpretation of Keith Jarrett’s 1974 album...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2025

Review of Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not

Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not

Eric Harland | Jason Moran | Reuben Rogers | Walter Smith III

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Walter Smith III’s second Blue Note release celebrates the saxophonist’s hometown and cultural hub Houston Texas with a clutch of...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2024

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