John Escreet: Don't Fight the Inevitable
Ambrose Akinmusire | David Binney | John Escreet | Matt Brewer | Nasheet Waits
In such a short space of time, the Doncaster-born pianist and composer John Escreet has made quite an impact on...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010
Judy Niemack: What's Love?
Doug Weiss | Eric Alexander | Joe Farnsworth | Judy Niemack | Peter Bernstein | Sullivan Fortner
Recorded over two days at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, this fine new album from...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2023
Pat Metheny: Side-Eye – NYC (V1–IV)
James Francies | Marcus Gilmore | Pat Metheny
Our received notions of Pat Metheny is that there is not one, but two Pat Methenys. There’s the Pat Metheny...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021
Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth
Aaron Johnson | Armand Hirsch | Bryan Carter | Emmet Cohen | Veronica Swift | Yasushi Nakamura
Veronica Swift's second album for Mack Avenue is an eclectic, unforgettable delight, with the singer's out-and-out virtuosity perfectly matched by...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2021
Calum Gourlay: Live At The Ridgeway
Master musicians such as Dave Holland, William Parker and Henry Grimes have proved the acoustic bass can have a mesmerising,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015
Jeff Williams: Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales
Jeff Williams | John O'Gallagher | Josh Arcoleo | Sam Lasserson
Jeff Williams, the Ohio-born drummer and composer who has played with the best in both New York and London (Dave...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2021
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass: Thunda
Reeds maestro Noah Preminger and bassist Kim Cass are go-to musicians in New York left-field jazz, The better-known Preminger has...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2021
Jim Black Trio: Actuality
Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan
Have Germany's Winter & Winter label stopped doing their special cardboard CD design packaging? Well, as they say, it's the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Phil Donkin: Walk Alone
Solo jazz/improv bass records are not plentiful - Barre Phillips may have been the first with his seminal 1968 Journal...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023
Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon
The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra led by Fredrick Norén is one of the prime exhibits on the Stockholm jazz scene for...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2024
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