Han Bennink Trio: Adelante

| Simon Toldam

If any musician seems a good candidate for the title ‘Jazz Janus’, it's Han Bennink – a towering sentinel of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2017

Tenderlonius feat. The 22archestra: The Shakedown

Ed ‘Tenderlonius’ Cawthorne | Fergus Ireland | Hamish Balfour | Jeen Bassa | Konrad | Reggie Omas | Yussef Dayes

One of the hallmarks of the London ‘new wave’ is the strength of the groove-playing, sometimes to the exclusion of...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: August/2018

Helge Lien Trio: Badgers and Oteings

Frode Berg | Helge Lein | Per Oddvar Johansen

Although Lien's trio was formed in 2001, it took until 2008's Hello Troll to make an international breakthrough which was...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2014

Hannah Horton: Inside Out

Hannah Horton | Ian Shaw | John Crawford | Nic France | Rob Statham

Rising sax star Hannah Horton has performed alongside the likes of Amy Winehouse, Tina May, John Etheridge and, at the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2021

Sasha Mashin: Outsidethebox

Alex Sipiagin | Alexey Bekker | Alexey Ivannikov | Andrey Krasilnikov | Anoton Davidyants | Daria Chernakova | Evgeny Pobozhiy | Hiske Oosterwijk | Josh Evans | Makir Novikov

The ripped-paper press roll and whiz round the kit that opens this album is the only clue that a drummer...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2018

Tim Thornton: The Feel Good Place

Chris Draper | Grant Windsor | James Gardiner-Bateman | Tim Thornton

The screen print portrait of the 26-year-old bassist Tim Thornton on the CD sleeve of The Feel Good Place bears...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Randi Tytingvåg: Grounding

This Norwegian singer-songwriter studied jazz in London but here moves towards a more atmospheric rock-pop type of song with well-written,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2012

Sam Rivers, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul: Reunion: Live in New York

Barry Altschul | Dave Holland | Sam Rivers

When I think of Sam Rivers – and I do – I don't think of his great Blue Note records...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Judy Niemack: What's Love?

Doug Weiss | Eric Alexander | Joe Farnsworth | Judy Niemack | Peter Bernstein | Sullivan Fortner

Recorded over two days at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, this fine new album from...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2023

Elliott Sharp Carbon: Transmigration At The Solar Max

Bobby Previte | Elliott Sharp | Zeena Parkins

Sharp's Carbon remains among his more challenging line-ups, principally through the presence of Parkins. Draped in pedals and effects, her...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2018