Review of Maria Grand: Magdalena

Maria Grand: Magdalena

Amani Fela | David Bryant | Fabian Almazan | Jasmine Wilson | Jeremy Dutton | Maria Grand | Mary Halvorson | Rahsaan Carter

Biophilia

Rating: ★★★

The 22-year-old NYC-based Swiss saxophonist, Grand, discovered the music of Steve Coleman by way of her father, who fell under...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2018

Review of Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco: You're Driving Me Crazy

Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco: You're Driving Me Crazy

Dan Wilson | Joey DeFrancesco | Joey Defrancesco | Michael Ode | Troy Roberts | Van Morrison

Sony Legacy

Rating: ★★★

“I'm just a guy who sings songs,” Van Morrison insists on ‘Goldfish Bowl’, a denial of fame and the “media...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2018

Review of Ralph Peterson Fo'Tet Augmented: Alive At Firehouse 12 Vol 2: Fo’ N Mo’

Ralph Peterson Fo'Tet Augmented: Alive At Firehouse 12 Vol 2: Fo’ N Mo’

Alexander L.J. Toth | Eguie Castrillo | Felix Peikli | Joseph Doubleday | Ralph Peterson | Steve Wilson

Onyx

Rating: ★★★

Peterson, a drummer to be mentioned in the same breath as the Tains of this world, has been an impressively...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2014

Review of Arto Lindsay: Cuidado Madame

Arto Lindsay: Cuidado Madame

Arto Lindsay | Kassa Overall | Melvin Gibbs | Mike King | Patrick Higgins | Paul Wilson

Ponderosa Music & Art Pond12

Rating: ★★★

A skronking guitar, a voice like streaming silk, some skittering drum'n'bass and Arto Lindsay is back after 13 years, all...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2017

Review of Lou Rawls with Les McCann: Stormy Monday

Lou Rawls with Les McCann: Stormy Monday

Leroy Vinegar | Les McCann | Lou Rawls | Ron Jefferson

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago with Sam Cooke (who was three years his elder) and the Staple...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2017

Review of Kamasi Washington: Heaven And Earth

Kamasi Washington: Heaven And Earth

Allakoi Peete | Brandon Coleman | Cameron Graves | Carlitos Del Puerto | Dontae Winslow | Dwight Trible | Gabe Noel | Jonathan Pinson | Kahlil Cummings | Kamasi Washington

Young Turks/XL

Rating: ★★★★

The runaway success of 2015's The Epic and the subsequent wave of global touring made Washington into something of a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2018

Review of Bokanté: History

Bokanté: History

André Ferrari | Bob Lanzetti | Chris McQueen | Jamey Haddad | Keita Ogawa | Malika Tirolien | Michael League | Roosevelt Collier | Weedie Braimah

Real World

Rating: ★★★★

Bokanté began as a studio project centred around the collaboration between Guadeloupian singer/songwriter Malika Tirolien and Snarky Puppy bass player...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: July/2023

Review of Claire Martin: Almost In Your Arms

Claire Martin: Almost In Your Arms

Charlie Wood | Claire Martin | Daniel Fredriksson | James McMillan | Joe Locke | Karl-Martin Almqvist | Mark Jaimes | Martin Sjöstedt | Nikki Iles | Niklas Fernqvist

Editor's Choice

Stunt Records

Rating: ★★★★

Almost In Your Arms sees Martin reuniting with the all-Swedish trio featured on her superb 2019 album, Believin’ It, augmented...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2024

Review of Alvin Queen Trio: Feeling Good

Alvin Queen Trio: Feeling Good

Alvin Queen | Carlton Holmes | Danton Boller

Stunt

Rating: ★★★

Queen, now 74, first made good in New York, before settling in Switzerland in 1979. Always impressive, he continues to...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2024

Review of Neal Smith Quintet: Live at Smalls

Neal Smith Quintet: Live at Smalls

Frank Lacy | Josh Evans | Kush Abadey | Rashaan Carter | Stacy Dillard | Theo Hill

SmallsLIVE

Rating: ★★★★

Yet another cracker from the Smalls Live label, this time by a group led by a hard bop driving drummer...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2014

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