Trio 3: Visiting Texture

Andrew Cyrille | Oliver Lake | Reggie Workman

As they proved on previous Intakt releases that featured pianists Geri Allen and Vijay Iyer, respectively, the Lake-Workman-Cyrille ensemble works...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2017

Sun Ra: Discipline 27-II

Akh Tal Ebah | Alzo Wright | Danny Davis | Danny Thompson | Eloe Omoe | Harry Richards | John Gilmore | Judith Holton | June Tyson | Lamont Kwamie McClamb

Reissued in the UK last year as a limited vinyl release by Strut/Art Yard, this CD version of one of...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: March/2018

Brian Landrus: Red List

Brian Landrus | Corey King | Geoffrey Keezer | Jaleel Shaw | John Hadfield | Lonnie Plaxico | Nir Felder | Ron Blake | Rudy Royston | Ryan Keberle

Brian Landrus, the Brooklyn-based multi-reeds virtuoso, not only favours deep-register instruments like bass clarinets and bass flutes, but musical ventures...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2022

Vince Ector Organatomy Trio+: Theme for Ms P

Bruce Williams | Pat Bianchi | Paul Bollenback | Vince Ector

Drummer and educator Vince Ector’s fourth album as a leader introduces his Organatomy organ trio and revisits his Philadelphian past....

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2020

Sloth Racket: A Glorious Monster

Anton Hunter | Cath Roberts | Johnny Hunter | Sam Andreae | Seth Bennett

Sloth Racket are veterans of an improv scene forged between the north of England and leader Cath Roberts’ London home....

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2018

Pieranunzi, Johnson, Baron: Play Morricone 1&2

Enrico Pieranunzi | Joey Baron | Marc Johnson

The Enrico Pieranunzi-Marc Johnson-Joey Baron piano trio's jazz explorations of the film scores of Ennio Morricone were so well received...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2014

Girls in Airports: Kaikoura

Copenhagen’s answer to Portico Quartet formed in 2009 and return for their third album working up a chilled Nordic ambience...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2013

Dan Tepfer: Goldberg Variations/Variations

A 29-year-old NY-based pianist with his own tastefully succinct improvs based on each of JS Bach's original 30 variations....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Weston/Saxon Groove Ensemble: Acceleration

The Ornette/James Blood Ulmer drummer Grant Calvin Weston and percussionist Jonathan Saxon lead this turbocharged band with some steamily grooving,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Giovanni Guidi Trio: City of Broken Dreams

Giovanni Guidi | Joao Lobo | Thomas Morgan

Voted Best New Talent in 2007 by the Musica Jazz critic's poll, Giovanni Guidi previously appeared on Enrico Rava's ECM...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2013