Out of Necessity…: Paul Taylor: Via
The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021
Out of Necessity…: Laura Toxværd with Jacob Anderskov and Maria Faust: Calling – Graphic Notation in 3 Parts
Jacob Anderskov | Laura Toxværd | Maria Faust
The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021
Monty Alexander: The Montreux Years
Opening with a stunning 1995 solo performance of Alexander's original ‘The Serpent’, there's immediately no doubt that this latest Montreux...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2023
Siobhan Lamb: Meditations
Classically trained flautist and composer Siobhan Lamb clearly enjoys mixing her sources and inspirations, as is demonstrated in these two...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2012
Album Interview: Christian McBride Big Band: Bringin' It
Christian McBride has an ebullient character – it bursts from his double-bass and it expands naturally to his writing and...
Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: October/2017
Eric Bibb: Dear America
Eric Bibb’s Godfather, Paul Robeson, would say ‘As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2021
Various Artists: The Savory Collection 1935-1940
This meaty compilation takes its name from the recordist Bill Savory who, before becoming a professional engineer, was active from...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2018
Asha Parkinson's Kalpadruma: Possession
If Onwards was a striking debut from Parkinson, then Possession marks a deepening of her skills as an arranger and...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2024
Album Interview: Christian McBride: The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait Of Four Icons
A great contemporary bassist, McBride has also become an important educator and advocate for both the artform and African-American culture...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2020
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80: From Africa With Fury: Rise
The second album by the youngest son of Afrobeat Zeus Fela Anikulapo Kuti captures all the fire and adrenalin of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2011
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