Aruan Ortiz Trio: Live In Zurich
Aruan Ortiz | Brad Jones | Chad Taylor
About three years ago, this writer was asked by Cuban pianist Ortiz to do the liner notes for an album...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2018
Stacey Kent: Songs From Other Places
Some day in the future, a keen scholar of the music will write a fabulous PhD about all of the...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2021
Sachal Vasandani & Romain Collin: Midnight Shelter
Romain Collin | Sachal Vasandani
US vocalist Sachal Vasandani and French pianist Romain Collin, both now adopted New Yorkers as well as friends and neighbours,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2021
Azamiah: In Phases
There’s a load of really interesting jazz coming out of Scotland, and more specifically Glasgow, at the moment. If you...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: August/2023
Speak Low: Speak Low II
Kit Downes | Lucia Cadotsch | Lucy Railton | Otis Sandsjö | Petter Eldh
This trio of double bass, saxophone and voice entwine so closely that even the most melancholic of tracks feel like...
Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: February/2021
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
Chicago's Black Monument Ensemble originated as a vehicle for leader Damon Locks’ sound collage work and, while it's now a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2021
Lizz Wright: Freedom & Surrender
While Lizz Wright's previous release, her 2010 album Fellowship, provided telling insights into her gospel roots, the genre-defying sound-world of...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2015
Mike Westbrook: Paris
In what seems another life, this correspondent asked Sir Mike if he felt he'd under presented his piano playing on...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Barry Altschul's 3dom Factor: Tales Of The Unforeseen
Barry Altschul | Joe Fonda | Jon Irabagon
You just can't fight the freedom urge. Formed in 2012 to celebrate Barry Altschul's 70th birthday the following year, 3dom...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Dave Liebman: Live At Smalls
Dave Liebman | John Hébert | Leo Genovese | Peter Evans | Tyshawn Sorey
It's often said that truly free music shouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of playing in time. Or, put another way,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023
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