Review of Allison Miller/Carmen Staaf: Nearness

Allison Miller/Carmen Staaf: Nearness

Allison Miller | Carmen Staaf

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★★

Within a minute or so of the powerful opening track ‘Dan Dan’ with thrashing drums and strong piano, its musical...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2022

Review of The Erskine Trio: Live in Italy

The Erskine Trio: Live in Italy

Alan Pasqua | Darek Oles | Peter Erskine

Fuzzy Music Records

Rating: ★★★

The American drummer Peter Erskine’s credits range from fusion-jazz complexities with Weather Report and Steps Ahead to the subtle piano...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2022

Review of Birchall/Comyn/Fairhall/Perrett: Watergrove Part Two

Birchall/Comyn/Fairhall/Perrett: Watergrove Part Two

Adam Fairhall | David Birchall | Francis Comyn | Michael Perrett

Confront Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The single, half-hour performance on this digital album is entitled ‘We Might Be On The Edge Of A Moor Facing...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2021

Review of Lewis Porter: Beauty & Mystery

Lewis Porter: Beauty & Mystery

John Patitucci | Lewis Porter | Terri Lyne Carrington | Tia Fuller

Altrisuoni

Rating: ★★

The veteran pianist Lewis Porter has an impressive résumé with his work behind the scenes as academic and author, having...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Review of Asaf Sirkis Trio: Shepherd's Stories

Asaf Sirkis Trio: Shepherd's Stories

Asaf Sirkis | Gareth Lockrane | John Turville | Sylwia Bialas | Tassos Spiliotopoulos | Yaron Stavi

Rating: ★★★

Sirkis describes a shepherd’s story as a melody that ‘reminds you of something you’ve heard before’. And there’s much in...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2013

Review of Elephant9: Greatest Show On Earth

Elephant9: Greatest Show On Earth

Nikolai Hængsle | Ståle Storløkken | Torstein Lofthus

Rune Grammofon

Rating: ★★★

It's all about the gear. Norwegian keyboard wizard and Supersilent founder member Ståle Storløkken is clearly harbouring a major fetish...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2018

Review of Ruth Goller: Skyllumina

Ruth Goller: Skyllumina

Bex Burch | Emanuele Maniscalco | Frank Rosaly | Jim Hart | Mark Sanders | Max Andrzejewski | Ruth Goller | Sebastian Rochford | Tom Skinner | Will Glaser

Editor's Choice

International Anthem

Rating: ★★★★

Italian-born bassist, vocalist and musical adventurer Ruth Goller prompted double takes with her deeply intimate, often unsettling 2021 debut Skylla,...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2024

Review of Almanaque: Nada Para O Carnaval

Almanaque: Nada Para O Carnaval

Camille Bertault | Jansen Santana | Luca Boscagin | Matheus Nova | Quentin Collins | Raphael Delfino

Ubuntu UBU

Rating: ★★★★

Both an elegy and a celebration of a life, Nada Para O Carnaval brims with the sort of good-time verve...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2023

Review of Michael Moore/John Pope/Johnny Hunter: Something Happened

Michael Moore/John Pope/Johnny Hunter: Something Happened

John Pope | Johnny Hunter | Michael Moore

New Jazz & Improvised Music

Rating: ★★★

An avowed champion of the Northern, especially Newcastle, jazz scene, and with the support of the Arts Council and the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2024

Review of Steven Nichols: From Dust

Steven Nichols: From Dust

Amund Kleppan | Charlie Rees | John Jones | Reuben Goldmark | Steven Nichols

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★★

You may not have heard of trumpeter Steven Nichols, but his pedigree speaks for itself: he has studied and performed...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2024

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