Tara Minton and Ed Babar: Two For The Road
Ed Babar | Lilia Iontcheva | Stan Sulzmann | Tara Minton
This fine duo album from Australian harpist/vocalist Tara Minton and London bassist Ed Babar celebrates a long-standing musical collaboration. Penned...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2022
Bill Stewart: Space Squid
Ben Street | Bill Carrothers | Bill Stewart | Seamus Blake
Bill Stewart’s classy mix of supple brushwork, strong pulse and polyrhythmic rumble has made him drummer of choice for the...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2016
Outside Line: Introducing Outside Line
Dave Walsh | Garry Jackson | Jamie Taylor | Matt Anderson
Highly praised for his contributions as guitarist with the Jamil Sheriff Big Band, Jamie Taylor also happens to lecture at...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2014
Dhafer Youssef: Street of Minarets
The tenth album from Tunisian vocalist and oud player Dhafer Youssef harks back to his stunning Electric Sufi, a 2001...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2023
Lol Coxhill: Ear Of The Beholder
Where Coxhill’s credentials need little explication, a hero of free improvisation that he made (and makes) joyously accessible to the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2011
Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2: See The Birds
Smith is one of several notable Americans who straddle the world of jazz, soul and electronica and have an avowed...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2021
Clark Tracey Quintet: No Doubt
Alexandra Ridout | Clark Tracey | Elliott Samson | James Owston | Sean Payne
It’s Clark’s 40th year in jazz and this is the latest in his succession of groups which introduce exceptionally talented...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Naya Baaz: Charm
Jennifer Vincent | Josh Feinberg | Rez Abbasi | Satoshi Takeishi
Since his arrival on the jazz scene, Karachi-born, California-based guitarist Rez Abbasi has made excellent music as a bandleader, but...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Big Screen: Take One
Dave Newton | Matt Skelton | Tom Farmer
It's funny how an unapologetically glossy traditional piano trio take on popular TV and film themes can start to sound...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015
Claire Martin/Ray Gelato: We’ve Got A World That Swings
Claire Martin | Dave Newton | Dave Whitford | Ray Gelato | Sebastian De Krom | Sebastian de Krom
Dedicated to the memory of Mark Murphy, this 13-track collection of swing, R&B and jazz standards from Martin and Gelato...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2016
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