Natacha Atlas: Strange Days
Egyptian-British vocalist Natacha Atlas made her mark as the belly-dancing frontwoman of London collective Transglobal Underground nearly 30 years ago,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Satoko Fujii & Taiko Saito: Underground
Throughout the 21st century so far, the brilliant Japanese piano one-off Satoko Fujii has been prolific, creatively consistent, and fearless...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: February/2022
Kala Ramnath & Ty Burhoe: Samay Chakra
These two musicians have in common the fact that the courses of both their musical lives have been profoundly affected...
Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: May/2014
Grateful Dead: 30 Trips Around The Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965-1995
The surviving original members of the Grateful Dead may have officially put the band to bed this past summer with...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Boris Kozlov: Conversations At The Well
Boris Kozlov | David Gilmore | Rudy Royston
What a lovely title for a cracking set of covers reinterpreted with imagination and passion by a tight-knit, technically adroit...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2016
Arturo O'Farrill: Dreaming In Lions
It feels like Arturo O'Farrill's Blue Note debut has been a long time coming - the Cuban-descended New York pianist,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Wynton Marsalis: Swingin' Into The 21st Century
This summary of the trumpeter’s prodigious output in a short period of time (between 1999 and 2002), makes for a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2013
David Weiss and Point Of Departure: Snuck Out
David Weiss | Jamire Williams | JD Allen | Matt Clohesy | Nir Felder
It's about time that trumpeter David Weiss received more recognition in this country. His playing apart, he's always coming up...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012
Paul Dunmall, Philip Gibbs, Dave Balen: Higher Deeper
Dave Balen | Paul Dunmall | Philip Gibbs
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Paul Dunmall has chalked up over a century of albums since his first session as a leader...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2020
John Aram & The United Underground Orchestra: Rhapsody in Red
This project's origins, steered by Swiss-resident UK trombonist and bandleader John Aram, lie in saxophonist/composer and former Chick Corea sideman...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2022
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