Nick Smart's Trogon: Tower Casa

Chris Montague | Dave Hamblett | Denny ‘Jimmy’ Martinez | Kishon Khan | Nick Smart | Pete Eckford

The head of Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music has released two CDs previously, both tributes, Remembering Nick Drake...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Nina Kristofferson: Billie Holiday Story

Currently on tour with her one-woman musical theatre portrayal of Billie Holiday's life, here she presents her derivative versions of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014

HUMANBEING

The Italian composer-keyboardist Rossano Baldini's HUMANBEING project is part Aphex Twin-inspired electronica, part chamber acoustic and is much closer to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Pat Martino: Nexus

Jim Ridl | Pat Martino

Here's a treat that's emerged from out the shadows. A rarity in that it captures Martino in duo mode, it's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2015

Goldings Bernstein Stewart: Ramshackle Serenade

If you want to hear a real humming guitar-organ trio featuring jazz musicians with a deep feel for the format...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014

London, Meader, Pramuk & Ross: The Royal Bopsters Project

Amy London | Cameron Brown | Darmon Meader | Dylan Pramuk | Holli Ross | Sean Smith | Steve Schmidt | Steve Williams

This multi-generational paean to the art of vocalese not only introduces a superb new quartet – project instigator and soprano...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2015

Tim Collins: Castles and Hilltops

Danny Grissett | Matt Clohesy | Tim Collins | Tommy Crane

Moving to New York City from his home town of Plattsburgh NY in 2000, Collins has had a busy past...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012

Matinier/Ambrosini: Inventio

French accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier and Italian Nyckelharpa player Marco Ambrosini favour a traditional, sensuous music informed by jazz, baroque and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014

Kenny Drew: I Love Jerome Kern/Jazz Impressions of Pal Joey

Drew's two Riverside ‘songbook’ albums from 1957 are collated here into an exquisitely tasteful and beautifully played example of piano...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2015

Tony Lakatos: Home Tone

Axel Schlosser | Billy Drummond | Robert Hurst | Robi Botos | Tony Lakatos

Lavishly endorsed by Dave Liebman on the album jacket, Hungarian-born tenorist Tony Lakatos is hailed as a fine player of...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: October/2012