Burak Bedikyan: Circle of Life
Bill Stewart | Burak Bedikyan | Chris Potter | Peter Washington
It’s almost a given in contemporary jazz that if you have a name and background of a particular ethnic group...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013
Andre Canniere: Coalescence
Andre Canniere | Hannes Riepler | Ivo Neame | Jon Scott | Ryan Trebilcock
This is the follow up to the trumpeter-composer's standout 2012 debut also on bassist Michael Janisch's prolific Whirlwind label, with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014
Henry Spencer & Juncture: The Reasons Don't Change
The word is already out on Henry Spencer for those who've witnessed him live. I Winner of the Best Newcomer...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017
The Whammies: Play The Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 2
Han Bennink | Jeb Bishop | Jorrit Dijkstra | Mary Oliver | Nate McBride | Pandelis Karayorgis
This sextet, drawing on musicians from Amsterdam, Chicago and Boston, doesn’t just get its name from a Steve Lacy tune...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2013
David Kollar: Sculpting in Time
Arve Henriksen | Christian Fennesz | David Kollar | Erik Truffaz | Pat Mastelotto
How this begins album is not where it ends; musically, it’s a path that splits and diverts. Kollar embraces guitar-related...
Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: April/2020
Dans les arbres: Canopée
Christian Wallumrød | Ingar Zach | Ivar Grydeland | Xavier Charles
Collectively written, this may well come across as contemporary classical music. However, essentially it's an introspective improv approach by this...
Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: September/2012
Dell/Lillinger/Westergaard ft. Bob Degen: Supermodern Vol. II
Bob Degen | Christian Lillinger | Christopher Dell | Jonas Westergaard
Beautifully recorded and produced by legendary MPS engineer Friedhelm Schulz at the famous MPS Black Forest studio, this stunning-sounding album...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2024
Sara Gazarek: Thirsty Ghost
Alex Boneham | Christian Euman | Josh Johnson | Sara Gazarek | Stu Mindeman
Gazarek's first self-produced album, Thirsty Ghost, is also the most personal of her career to date. Featuring songs selected over...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Lake-Weber-Ulrich featuring Nils Wogram: All Decks
Christian Weber | Dieter Ulrich | Nils Wogram | Oliver Lake
Veteran American alto saxophonist Lake has had a consistently strong run of small group sessions over the past few years...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2013
Fo[u]r Alto: 4 Compositions By Frank Gratkowski
Benjamin Weidekamp | Christian Weidner | Florian Bergman | Frank Gratkowski
Berlin-based reeds player, Frank Gratkowski, moves equally freely in both avant-jazz and New Music circles, displaying a Braxton-esque ability to...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2013
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