Snarky Puppy: Family Dinner Vol.2

Becca Stevens | Bill Laurance | Bob Lanzetti | Candy West | Carlos Malta | Charlie Hunter | Chris Bullock | Chris McQueen | Chris Turner | Cory Henry

Subtly is not a word often associated with bombastic Brooklynites Snarky Puppy, but the follow up to the Grammy Award...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: March/2016

Jonathan Bratoëff: Mindscapes

James Maddren | Jonathan Bratoeff | Mark Hanslip | Tom Mason

Jonathan Bratoëff is a north London-based, French guitarist with an instinct for “less is more”. One of his greatest strengths...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010

Mose Allison: Swingin' Machine

Addison Farmer | Frankie Dunlop | Jimmy Knepper | Jimmy Reider | Joe Farrell | John Dentz | Mose Allison | Phil Upchurch | Putter Smith | Ron Powell

Having retired from live performance in 2012 after 65 years of touring, this brace of reissues from NEA Jazz Master...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2014

The End: Allt Är Intet

Anders Hana | Børge Fjordheim | Kjetil Møster | Mats Gustafsson | Sofia Jernberg

For their second studio album, international free jazz quintet The End open with a cover of Melvin London's ‘It Hurts...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: February/2021

Treppenwitz: Sister in Kith

Leeds again, with a piano trio fronted by pianist Matthew Alpin that epitomises the DIY scene there; evolving during arts...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021

Melanie De Biasio: No Deal Remixed

A Gilles Peterson favourite, the Belgian singer is a kind of downtempo version of Nina Simone, and gets the remix...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Black Light Collective

The smooth saxophonist David McMurray both fronted and produced this extended septet's retro classic version of R&B/soul/funk with a breezy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2020

Marcus Miller: Laid Black

Adam Agati | Alex Bailey | Alex Hex | Brett Williams | Brian Culbertson | Caleb McCampbell | Cliff Barnes | Honey Larochelle | Jonathan Butler | Julian Miller

If you couldn&t afford the remortgage required to catch him live at Ronnie's, Miller kicks off Laid Black with a...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2018

Oscar Peterson: Night Train

Barney Kessel | Buddy Rich | Ed Thigpen | Herb Ellis | Oscar Peterson | Ray Brown

As with Ella, Tatum, and Getz, Norman Granz transformed Oscar Peterson into a successful worldwide brand to the point where...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2013

Made To Break: Cherchez La Femme

Christof Kurzman | Devin Hoff | Ken Vandermark | Tim Daisy

Not for nothing is Ken Vandermark known as the hardest working man in avant-jazz. Each of these three lengthy compositions...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2014