Larry Carlton

Classic late 1970s fusion from guitarist Carlton, of which the toe-tapping ‘Rio Samba’ strays creatively into latin territory to be...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2015

Soothsayers: Human Nature

From their first incarnation as a swinging, heavily South-African inflected jazz ensemble, trumpeter Robin Hopcraft and saxophonist Idris Rahman have...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Tobias Preisig: In Transit

Andrew McCormack | Brandon Allen | Chris Higginbottom | guest Stefano Di Battista | Kyle Eastwood | Quentin Collins

A Zurich-born, Radiohead-inspired, improvising violinist and his quartet perform originals that include a gothic take on Leonard Cohen's ‘Hallelujah’....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Various Artists: Jazz On Film: Beat, Square & Cool

André Previn | Billy Strayhorn | Charles Mingus | Coleman Hawkins | Duke Ellington | Franz Waxman | Freddie Redd | Gerry Mulligan | Jackie McLean | Johnny Mandel

Going on with the flow from last year's 5-CD box set of jazz-based Film Noir soundtracks, Jazzwise's film music chauffeur...

Reviewed by Michael Horovitz in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Various Artists: On the Corner Live: The Music of Miles Davis

Chester Thompson | Chris Walters | Dave Liebman | James Dasilva | Jeff Coffin | Victor Wooton

Recorded live in the Nashville venue 3rd & Lindsley the legacy of Miles Davis still provides musicians old enough to...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2019

The Puppeteers

The Jazz Passengers vibraphonist Bill Ware and the bassist Alex Black are the major driving force behind this quartet's snappy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

The DePaul University Jazz Ensemble with Jeff Hamilton: Salutes Woody Herman

Alex Wasily | Andew Janak | Bob Lark | Bobby Lark | Brandon Hunt | Brett Balika | Bryan Tipps | Corbin Andrick | David Kaiser | Jeff Hamilton

DePaul University is located in Chicago, which may explain the readiness of top players like drummer Jeff Hamilton and Phil...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2013

Charles Rumback: In the New Year

Kansas-born, Chicago-based drummer’s band features the Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and a spontaneous, freely interweaving frontline of saxophonist Caroline Davis...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio

Anthony Braxton | Gerry Hemingway | Marilyn Crispell | Mark Dresser

Originally issued in 1993 in a 4CD version boasting multiple weaves through Braxton's compositions, recorded both live and in the...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: July/2018

Kabir Dalawali: Awareness

This Chicago-based drummer-composer’s Kickstarter-funded quartet debut doesn’t make for easy listening but tends to grow on you a bit with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022