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

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

Sophie Milman: In the Moonlight

You might think ‘cocktail bar’ on first impressions but this Toronto-based vocalist knows how to tease meaning out of a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012

Joey Alexander: My Favourite Things

It's hard to separate the massive interest – it comes with Herbie Hancock's endorsement among others – in this Indonesian...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads

Brad Mehldau | Jeff Ballard | Larry Grenadier

Following the epic, turbo-charged one man showcase on the retrospective 10 Years Solo Live and the exhilarating contemporary prog electronica...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Ethan Iverson: Every Note Is True

Ethan Iverson | Jack DeJohnette | Larry Grenadier

It wasn’t just Boris Johnson at the COP 26 climate conference reawakening memories of Kermit the Frog. Iverson does a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2022

Rudy Linka: American Trailer

Larry Grenadier | Rudy Linka | Rudy Royston

This is a very charming set from the Prague-born guitarist Rudy Linka, who was voted one of the 10 best...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2018

Gilad Hekselman: Life, At The Village Vanguard

Eric Harland | Gilad Hekselman | Larry Grenadier | Shai Maestro

The Israeli NYC-based guitarist-composer Hekselman has earned a fast-growing international reputation mixing a spacey Frisell-like Americana vibe with his own...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024

George Colligan: More Powerful

George Colligan | Linda May Han Oh | Nicole Glover | Rudy Royston

The pianist George Colligan brings with him a wealth of experience from playing on the New York scene since first...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017

Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows

Brad Mehldau | Brian Blade | Dan Coleman | Joshua Redman | Larry Grenadier | Mehldau | Patrick Zimmerli

The presence of the 12-piece chamber orchestra makes the term ‘jazz strings’ appropriate, but the real story, at least from...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2013