Stephan Meidell: Metrics

This multi-instrumentalist weaves atmospheric ancient-to-future edits out of contributions from Norwegian Hardanger fiddles, a baroque violin, prepared piano and harpsichord...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2017

Ibrahim Electric: The Marathon Concert

Denmark's popularly acclaimed Hammond B3 jam band must be a ft bunch of lads, selecting 20 tracks from an epic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Acuña/Hoff/Mathisen: Barxeta

The ex-Weather Report percussionist Alex Acuña leads a trio that combines all the worst new age-tinged aspects of fusion with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2013

Gabriel Latchin Trio: Introducing…

This trio, featuring the Empirical bassist Tom Farmer, is led by a London-based young fogey-ish pianist who draws on Cedar...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2017

Asaf Sirkis Trio: Shepherd's Stories

Asaf Sirkis | Gareth Lockrane | John Turville | Sylwia Bialas | Tassos Spiliotopoulos | Yaron Stavi

Sirkis describes a shepherd’s story as a melody that ‘reminds you of something you’ve heard before’. And there’s much in...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2013

Fernandez Guy Lopez: A Moment's Liberty

The third CD from leading avant garde Spanish pianist Agusti Fernandez and a trio, AKA Aurora, at the high end...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Jon Regen: Revolution

Jazz pianist Jon Regen is also a singer/songwriter who can play all right, but this is fairly predictable Billy Joel/Randy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011

Møster!: States Of Minds

Double-disc release by one of the best post-King Crimson nu-prog bands out there, headed by the Norwegian saxophonist Kjetil Møster...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Mike Caratti/Rachel Musson/Steve Beresford: Hesitantly Pleasant

Mike Caratti | Rachel Musson | Steve Beresford

Hesitantly Pleasant is a dry, deadpan title for some dry, deadpan music. That's not ‘dry’ emotionally you understand. No music...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: September/2017

Jimmy Smith Trio With Kenny Burrell: Complete 1957-1959 Sessions

Art Blakey | Donald Bailey | Jimmy Smith | Kenny Burrell | Philly Joe Jones

There can be no room for backsliding in a power trio as led by Jimmy Smith. Though he was well...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2017