Review of Bansangu Orchestra

Bansangu Orchestra

Alex Wilson | Andy Greenwood | Barnaby Dickinson | Davide Mantovani | Edwin Sanz | Gemma Moore | Giorgio Serci | Jason Yarde | Kevin Robinson | Martin Gladdish

Pathway Records

Rating: ★★★

Bansangu are a talent-packed world-music big band – co-founded by energetic UK session-saxophonist sessionsaxophonist Paul Booth, Sardinian guitarist Giorgio Serci...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2018

Review of Tricotism: Fingerbustin'

Tricotism: Fingerbustin'

Craig Milverton | Nigel Price | Sandy Suchodolski

Raymer Sound

Rating: ★★★

It may not be cutting-edgeaa but this debut release from Tricotism – featuring established jazz hands Craig Milverton (piano) and...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2014

Review of Wayne Horvitz: Those Who Remain

Wayne Horvitz: Those Who Remain

Beth Fleenor | Bill Frisell | Pablo Rus Boseta | Wayne Horvitz

National Sawdust

Rating: ★★★★

Horvitz pitched in three very differing contexts. ‘Those Who Remain’ is a concerto for orchestra and improvising soloist (Frisell, who...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2019

Review of Sir Roland Hanna: This Must Be Love

Sir Roland Hanna: This Must Be Love

Ben Riley | George Mraz | Sir Roland Hanna

Progressive

Rating: ★★★

Sir Roland Hanna was part of Detroit piano dynasty that included Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Kirk Lightsey and...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2015

Review of Joe Locke: Makram

Joe Locke: Makram

Bahaa Daou | brass section | Doug Beavers | Jim Ridl | Joe Locke | Lorin Cohen | Samir Nasr Eddine | Samvel Sarkisyan | Tim Garland

Circle 9/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

In his many UK appearances, Joe Locke has proven his ability to join even the finest band and raise its...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023

Review of Stephan Micus: Thunder

Stephan Micus: Thunder

Stephan Micus

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

The German musician/composer Stephan Mircus has been playing his vast and often bewildering armoury of specialist percussion instruments - Himalayan...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2023

Review of Fredrik Kronkvist: Monk Vibes

Fredrik Kronkvist: Monk Vibes

Fredrik Kronkvist | Gregory Hutchinson | Jason Marsalis | Reuben Rogers

Connective Records

Rating: ★★★

Marsalis first hooked up with Kronkvist as a drummer, depping for Antonio Sanchez. But it was when the Swede and...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2015

Review of NHØP & Mulgrew Miller: The Duo – Live!

NHØP & Mulgrew Miller: The Duo – Live!

Mulgrew Miller | Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Storyville

Rating: ★★★

The two giants, who each failed to make their 60th birthday, apparently first met in January 1999 when Niels-Henning was...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Review of Creative Construction Company

Creative Construction Company

Anthony Braxton | Leo Smith | Leroy Jenkins | Muhal Richard Abrams | Richard Davis | Steve McCall

Muse 1976

Formed in Paris in 1969, during a period when the city played host to many US avant-jazz expatriates, CCC now...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2014

Review of Talinka

Talinka

Enzo Zirilli | Frank Harrison | Gilad Atzmon | Jenny Bliss Bennett | Tali Atzmon | Yaron Stavi

Fanfare

Rating: ★★★

A sensuous debut from not so much a band as a family. It would be easy to position Talinka as...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2017

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