Heiner Stadler: Brains on Fire
The works of German-American arranger/composer Heiner Stadler straddle the classical and avant-garde jazz worlds with uncompromising facility. None of the...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2012
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Spirits Up Above: The Atlantic Years 1965-76
Compiled by our esteemed editor Jon Newey and Warner Music's Florence Halfon (she of the Leopard Lounge series), this is...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2012
The Jazz Makers: Ronnie Ross & Allan Ganley
A clever and interesting pairing by Jordi Pujol. Two of the best British jazz groups at the end of the...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014
Ernest Dawkins Live The Spirit Residency Big Band: Memory Inn The Center An Afro Opera: Homage To Nelson Mandela
Fans of the Chicagoan saxophonist and bandleader will know of his strong ties to South Africa, as documented on 2000's...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015
Album Interview: Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou
The Malian singer/songwriter and former backing vocalist Fatoumata Diawara – aka Fatou – is currently making waves with her sweet-voiced...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2011
Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You
Anthony Cox | Brandon Wozniak | Dave King | Dean Granros
Panic not, this isn’t, Zeus save us, another Colosseum reissue (or even an AC/DC tribute, though that would’ve been fun):...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2018
Craig Handy: & 2nd Line Smith
Take the Jimmy Smith songbook, add a touch of contemporary jazz improvisation, and back it up with the beat of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Nasheet Waits: New York Love Letter (Bitter Sweet)
Mark Turner | Nasheet Waits | Rashaan Carter | Steve Nelson
The 53 year-old New York drummer Nasheet Waits (raised by a famous percussionist father, Freddie Waits, and mentored by Max...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2024
Christian McBride: Conversations With Christian McBride
There's not the epic scope of his big band or the knotty intimacy of Inside Straight, but I reckon McBride...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2012
James Carter: Caribbean Rhapsody
As can be deduced from the details shown above, this album is an ambitious affair. It comprises two main works,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2011
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