Various Artists: Songlines Music Awards
The demise of the popular BBC World Music Awards left a big hole in a scene that has struggled long...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010
Phil Dawson Quintet: It's Time
The British guitarist Phil Dawson is a fixture of a plethora of Brit-jazz bands and international roots outfits; his nuanced...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2021
Harold Mabern: Afro Blue
“I feel good when singers say they love the way you play. That's the highest compliment,” says pianist Harold Mabern...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015
Peter Herbert: Joni
Ena | Koehne Quartett | Peter Herbert | Wolfgang Mitterer
Joni Mitchell's influence now runs deep within the jazz world, hopefully redressing the frankly sexist abuse she received around the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2012
Miles Davis: 1986-1991: The Warner Years
Ten years ago, Warner Bros was set to release a Miles Davis boxed set, The Last Word, which chronicled the...
Reviewed by George Cole in issue: November/2011
Avishai Cohen Trio: Shifting Sands
Avishai Cohen | Elchin Shirinov | Roni Kaspi
Following the orchestral manoeuvres of 2021's epic Two Roses, shape-shifting Israeli bassist Cohen returns to the trio format – and...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2022
Alexander Hawkins: Song Singular
The adventurous, young in-demand Oxford-based pianist seems to enjoy the diverse challenges of integrating composition and improvisation in various-sized ensembles....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2014
Miles Davis: Unissued At Birdland 1952-59
Soon after Birdland opened its doors in December 1949, radio station WJZ began broadcasting nightly live and direct from the...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2012
Pigfoot: Pigfoot Shuffle
Chris Batchelor | James Allsopp | Liam Noble | Paul Clarvis
This new album from London jazz eccentrics Pigfoot is a greatest hits collection drawn from their gig series at the...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019
Huntsville: Past Increasing, Future Receding
Ingar Zach | Ivar Grydeland | Tonny Kluften
The one Huntsville show I have seen live was dark, and late, and the chairs were cinema-comfy: but though the...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
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