Joshua Redman: where are we
The world-class jazz saxophonist-composer Joshua Redman’s debut for the Blue Note label also turns out to be his first ever...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2023
George Schuller's Circle Wide: Listen Both Ways
New Yorker drummer Schuller's longstanding quintet (featuring guitarist Brad Shepik) plays mostly his originals with a mix of groove-jazz and...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Baptiste Trotignon: Hit
In trio with Mehldau drummer Jeff Ballard and fellow French bassist Thomas Bramerie, the pianist Baptiste Trotignon demonstrates his natural...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Jochen Rueckert: Somewhere Meeting Nobody
An elegant quartet led by young Germanborn drummer featuring saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Brad Shepik and bassist Matt Penman....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
Gregg August: Four By Six
Gregg August is a very interesting musician indeed. Classically trained, first principally on percussion, he went to Barcelona, then Paris,...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2013
Sam Braysher with Michael Kanan: Golden Earrings
You're far likelier these days to find the ex-Guildhall young pianist Sam Braysher's version of jazz played in a hotel...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017
Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not
Eric Harland | Jason Moran | Reuben Rogers | Walter Smith III
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
Nick McLean: Can You Hear Me?
The young Toronto-based pianist Maclean’s Covid-period solo recording is purposeful and full of succinctly good ideas helped along by his...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet: Goldbrun
Gulli Gudmunsson | Joost Lijbaart | Wolfert Brederode | Yuri Honing
In 2018, there’s nothing new in jazz musicians presenting versions of post-Beatles pop tunes. You might even say it’s the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2018
Hard Rubber Orchestra: Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra
Kenny Wheeler’s final frailty and beloved stature were both shown by his 2013 London Jazz Festival swansong, when, months before...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
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