Sara Gazarek: Thirsty Ghost
Alex Boneham | Christian Euman | Josh Johnson | Sara Gazarek | Stu Mindeman
Gazarek's first self-produced album, Thirsty Ghost, is also the most personal of her career to date. Featuring songs selected over...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Lake-Weber-Ulrich featuring Nils Wogram: All Decks
Christian Weber | Dieter Ulrich | Nils Wogram | Oliver Lake
Veteran American alto saxophonist Lake has had a consistently strong run of small group sessions over the past few years...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2013
Fo[u]r Alto: 4 Compositions By Frank Gratkowski
Benjamin Weidekamp | Christian Weidner | Florian Bergman | Frank Gratkowski
Berlin-based reeds player, Frank Gratkowski, moves equally freely in both avant-jazz and New Music circles, displaying a Braxton-esque ability to...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2013
Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement
Christian Pruvost | Ikue Mori | Natsuki Tamura | Peter Orins | Satoko Fujii
Crustal Movement is the seventh album from Kaze, the group founded by drummer Peter Orins and the jaw-droppingly prolific pianist...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2023
Michael Dease: Father Figure
While heaping praise on Conrad Herwig for his latest CD for Criss Cross, this writer mentions ‘deep-south’-born Michael Dease as,...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2016
The Matt Wates Sextet: Yemanja
Leon Greening | Malcolm Creese | Martin Shaw | Matt Home | Matt Wates | Steve Main
Matt Wates is a very fine altoist, not to mention an accomplished bandleader and composer. It should come as no...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2015
Derek Bailey & Company: Klinker
Derek Bailey | Mark Wastell | Simon H Fell | Will Gaines
In the years leading up to this live set recorded at The Klinker in South London during the summer of...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2018
Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign
Bill Frisell | Brian Blade | Jason Moran | Rob Miles | Ron Miles | Thomas Morgan
Ron Miles' Blue Note debut as leader, aged 57, reflects his straightahead virtues, and label boss Don Was' nurturing of...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020
Sonar (feat. David Torn): Tranceportation Vol.2
Bernhard Wagner | Christian Kuntner | David Torn | Manuel Pasquinelli | Stephan Thelen
Swiss ensemble Sonar follow up their 2019 collaboration with guitarist David Torn by culling more music from the lengthy sessions...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: August/2020
Taylor Eigsti: Plot Armor
Taylor Eigsti is a Californian-born pianist-composer living in New York, who’s been turning heads with his wittily effervescent piano contributions...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024
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