Joey Alexander : Origin

Chris Potter | Gilad Hekselman | Joey Alexander | Kendrick Scott | Larry Grenadier

Even when he was still in his early teens, Joey Alexander’s touch was delicate and mature, and he played with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2022

Jerry Bergonzi: Rigmaroll

Andrea Michelutti | Bruce Barth | Dave Santora | Jerry Bergonzi | Phil Grenadier

Back in the day, virtually every tenor player had such a distinctive sound, you knew immediately who it was. Times...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2015

Emaginario: Interlude Of The Duende

Eric Harland | Ethan Margolis | Larry Grenadier

Guitarist Ethan Margolis is an unusual artist in that he reversed the usual flow of jazz traffic by deserting his...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2024

Chris Potter: The Sirens

Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | David Virelles | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier

Chris Potter is one of the very few contemporary heavyweights in the big US tenor tradition. As a sax sideman...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Where The River Goes

Ambrose Akinmusire | Brad Mehldau | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier | Wolfgang Muthspiel

With Rising Grace in 2016, the Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel confirmed his stature on the world stage all the more...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2018

Brad Mehldau Trio: The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001

Brad Mehldau | Jorge Rossy | Larry Grenadier

Career retrospectives such as this usually come much later in an artist's life, and this seven CD box set includes...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2012

Ibrahim Maalouf: Wind

Clarence Penn | Frank Woeste | Ibrahim Maalouf | Larry Grenadier | Mark Turner

After the 2007-11 trilogy of Diasporas, Diachronism and Diagnostic, in which electronics and state of the art production featured prominently,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2013

Paul Motian: On Broadway

Bill Frisell | Charlie Haden | Chris Potter | Joe Lovano | Larry Grenadier | Lee Konitz | Loren Stillman | Masabumi Kikuchi | Michaël Attias | Paul Motian

Compiled as a tribute to Motian, his occasional series has now been collated in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2013

Zhenya Strigalev: Smiling Organizm

Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier | Liam Noble | Tim Lefebvre | Tim LeFebvre | Vitaly Golovnev | Zhenya Strigalev

London-based Zhenya Strigalev has something of the spirit of the wild men of the bebop alto horn about his playing....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012

Lisa Hilton: American Impressions

A sombre-edged impressionistic look to America by Californian rock song-influenced pianist Hilton and a fab rhythm section of Larry Grenadier...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2012