Allison Miller/Carmen Staaf: Nearness
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
The Erskine Trio: Live in Italy
Alan Pasqua | Darek Oles | Peter Erskine
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
Birchall/Comyn/Fairhall/Perrett: Watergrove Part Two
Adam Fairhall | David Birchall | Francis Comyn | Michael Perrett
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
Lewis Porter: Beauty & Mystery
John Patitucci | Lewis Porter | Terri Lyne Carrington | Tia Fuller
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
Asaf Sirkis Trio: Shepherd's Stories
Asaf Sirkis | Gareth Lockrane | John Turville | Sylwia Bialas | Tassos Spiliotopoulos | Yaron Stavi
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
Elephant9: Greatest Show On Earth
Nikolai Hængsle | Ståle Storløkken | Torstein Lofthus
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
Ruth Goller: Skyllumina
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
Almanaque: Nada Para O Carnaval
Camille Bertault | Jansen Santana | Luca Boscagin | Matheus Nova | Quentin Collins | Raphael Delfino
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
Michael Moore/John Pope/Johnny Hunter: Something Happened
John Pope | Johnny Hunter | Michael Moore
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
Steven Nichols: From Dust
Amund Kleppan | Charlie Rees | John Jones | Reuben Goldmark | Steven Nichols
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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