Leo Genovese: Argentinosaurus

Esperanza Spalding | Jack DeJohnette | Leo Genovese

Boutique vinyl-only label Newvelle are trying a new subscription model, releasing six albums a year, or ‘seasons’ in the parlance...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: March/2017

Mimi Jones: Balance

A mix of songs and post-bop originals from an African-American female vocalist-bassist draws inevitable comparisons with Esperanza Spalding, even though...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Tineka Postma: The Dawn of Light

Esperanza Spalding | Frans Van Der Hoeven | Marc Van Roon | Martijn Vink | Tineke Postma

The fifth album from one of Holland's most sophisticated young post-bop saxophonists, The Dawn of Light is also a notable...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2011

Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine: Jupiter Conjunct

Aaron Burnett | Adam O'Farrill | Carlos Homs | Esperanza Spalding | Joel Ross | Kush Abadey | Nick Jozwiak

With Jupiter namechecked as an inspiration and four tracks titled after the planet's moons, the influence of Sun Ra and...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2021

Kris Davis: Diatom Ribbons

Ches Smith | Esperanza Spalding | JD Allen | Kris Davis | Marc Ribot | Nels Cline | Terri Lyne Carrington | Tony Malaby | Trevor Dunn | Val Jeanty

Pianist-composer Kris Davis can be found among a small coterie of contemporary New York underground scene experimentalists, including Ingrid Laubrock,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2019

Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science: Waiting Game

Aaron Parks | Debo Ray | Esperanza Spalding | Kassa Overall | Kokayi | Maimouna Youssef | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Mark Kibble | Matt Stevens | Meshell Ndegeocello

This fiercely political release from drummer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington and her new group, Social Science, offers a message...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2019

Various Artists: Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musician’s Emergency Fund

Hiromi | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Charles Lloyd | Christian McBride | Esperanza Spalding | Herbie Hancock | Jon Batiste | Joshua Redman | Kenny Garrett | Kindred Spirits

In March 2020, a consortium of record labels – Blue Note, Concord Music Group, Mack Avenue Music Group, Nonesuch Records,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021

Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio III

Ledisi | Amir Sulaiman | Big KRIT | BJ The Chicago Kid | Common | D Smoke | Esperanza Spalding | Gregory Porter | HER | India.Arie

The third instalment of Robert Glasper’s Black Radio series picks up from where the pianist-producer left off. He goes back...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022

Various: Disney Jazz Vol 1 Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

A compilation of made-for-jazz Disney tunes, featuring Esperanza Spalding, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves and The Bad Plus among others, might...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2011

Ellf Ça lar: Misfit

A Turkish singer-songwriter reminiscent of Esperanza Spalding fronts a band featuring such red hot US jazzers as Aaron Parks and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2016