Paul Riley Quintet: Into View

Ant Law | Dave Hamblett | Matt Ridley | Mitch Jones | Paul Riley

Having graduated from Trinity College in 2007, the alto and soprano saxophonist/composer Paul Riley's debut features a quintet that he...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Wheelhouse: Boss of the Plains

Dave Rempis | Jason Adasiewicz | Nate McBride

When this Chicago-based trio first came together in 2005, the intention was to perform each other’s compositions. Over the years...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2013

Ollie Howell: Sutures and Stitches

Duncan Eagles | Mark Perry | Matt Robinson | Max Luthert | Ollie Howell

None other than Quincy Jones saw something very special in this now London-based drummer when he saw him perform in...

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

Alex Sipiagin: Overlooking Moments

Alex Sipiagin | Chris Potter | Eric Harland | Scott Colley

Criss Cross boss-producer Gerry Teekens is astonishingly loyal to his artistes. Take Russian trumpeter Sipiagin, for years now an in-demand...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2013

Julian Lage: Love Hurts

Dave King | Jorge Roeder | Julian Lage

Hard to imagine two more different stylists than Hedwig Mollestad and Lage, but both favour the keep ’em brief but...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2019

Chris Speed Trio: Despite Obstacles

Chris Speed | Chris Tordini | Dave King

The initial idea for Chris Speed’s current trio - of drummer Dave King, both now joined in the newly-formatted The...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2023

Jamie Cullum: Pointless Nostalgic

Ben Castle | Dave O’Higgins | Geoff Gascoyne | Jamie Cullum | Martin Gladdish | Martin Shaw | Matt Wates | Sebastiaan de Krom

Reviewing Jamie Cullum’s debut album for Candid in the September 2002 edition of Jazzwise, I noted that his “mellifluous tone,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2023

Ondatropica

A Columbian band that fuses their folklorist roots with western street styles from ska, rock to hip hop on a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2012

Quantic: A New Constellation

Following the emphasis on electronics and vocal on the previous album Magnetica, Will ‘Quantic’ Holland follows up with some less-than-impressive...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities

Adam Rogers | Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | David Eggar | Fima Ephron | Joyce Hammann | Lois Martin | Mark Feldman | Nate Smith | Scott Colley

The world-class contemporary sax colossus Chris Potter seems to be something of a late bloomer in terms of his recordings...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015