Marek Dorcik's Spercasa: About Time
Before arriving in London, the Slovakian drummer Marek Dorcik was based in Manchester for a number of years performing with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021
The Vicky Tilson Quartet: Mojo Risin'
Dee Byrne | Reinis Axelsson | Stuart Fiddler | Vicky Tilson
As monikers go, the VTQ has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? A bit like the MJQ. Not that...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2015
Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement
French horn isn't one of the quintessential jazz instruments, but Jim Rattigan is a good enough player, composer and leader...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2020
David Linx, Rhoda Scott, André Ceccarelli: Rock My Boat
André Ceccarelli | David Linx | Rhoda Scott
It's difficult to keep up with David Linx's output, such is his prodigious work rate. A typically eclectic 12-track collection,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2012
Potsa Lotsa XL & Youjin Sung: Gaya
Silke Eberhard’s ensemble Potsa Lotsa continues to push the boundaries. Musical boundaries, of course – of which more in a...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2022
Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian: Live At Birdland
Brad Mehldau | Charlie Haden | Lee Konitz | Paul Motian
A summit meeting or what? Six standards allowed to blossom and bear fruit delivered by a fabulous quartet of equals....
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: June/2011
Noah Preminger: Meditations on Freedom
Ian Froman | Jason Palmer | Kim Cass | Noah Preminger
Trump's election has not only firmed up the tendency for musicians to frame their music in a political context –...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2017
Krononaut
Arve Henriksen | Leo Abrahams | Martin France | Matana Roberts | Shahzad Ismaily | Tim Harries
Yet another product of London's fertile left-field jazz scene, Krononaut is a collaboration between Eno guitarist Abrahams and France –...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: December/2020
Billy Bang: Lucky Man
The late violinist Billy Bang was one of several notable African-American musicians who served in Vietnam, and understandably went through...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2021
Stefano Bollani: Arrivano Gli Alieni
Bollani, who emerged from under the wings of Enrico Rava's ensembles and with whom he maintains an uncanny musical empathy,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
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