Rob Cope: Gemini

Andy Scott | Liam Noble | Paul Clarvis | Rob Cope

Cope curates The Jazz Podcast and many of the values exhibited therein shine on this debut: generous dialogue, good humour,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2024

Chick Corea: Trilogy 2

Brian Blade | Chick Corea | Christian McBride

As the 78-year-old Chick Corea reminded UK audiences at this summer's Love Supreme festival, wear and tear doesn't touch the...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Aki Takase: Auge

Aki Takase | Christian Weber | Michael Griener

Now 73 years old, the Berlin-based Japanese pianist Aki Takase, has lost none of her restlessly creative zeal and unique...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2021

Nat Birchall: Invocations

Adam Fairhall | Christian Weaver | John Ellis | Johnny Hunter | Nat Birchall | Tim Fairhall

A tweak of the personnel in Nat Birchall's latest ensemble brings a subtle but resonant shift in his fertile seam...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Sunna Gunnlaugs: Cielito Lindo

Porgrimur Jonsson | Scott McLemore | Sunna Gunnlaugs

If your idea of Icelandic music goes no further than Björk then it's time to think again. The impressive pianist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2015

Michael Wollny Trio: In Concert: Klangspuren

Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer | Michael Wollny

Wollny's growth as an artist on record has been fascinating to follow and while not all his projects have yielded...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2016

Kjellvander tonbruket: Fossils

Andreas Werliin | Christian Kjellvander | Dan Berglund | Johan Lindström | Martin Hederos

Fossils, the compelling second album from agglomerated unit Kjellvandertonbruket (Swedish singer/songwriter Christian Kjellvander plus the quartet Tonbruket, led by former...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2023

Christian Meaas Svendsen with Nakama and Rinzai Zen Center Oslo: New Rituals Nakama

Alongside a booklet eloquently detailing his interactions with Zen Buddhism, Norwegian bassist Svendsen re-contextualises sutra-based chants for choir/acoustic instruments across...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

John Stein: No Goodbyes

Cynthia Scott | Ed Lucie | John Stein | Mike Connors

Stein’s earlier releases on this Maryland-based label earned our appreciation for both their musical quality and for the attention paid...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Sunna Gunnlaugs: Distilled

Scott McLemore | Sunna Gunnlaugs | Þorgrímur Jónsson

This is the third album in recent times involving Sunna Gunnlaugs to be reviewed in these pages. She is one...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014