Review of Ed Motta: Behind the Tea Chronicles

Ed Motta: Behind the Tea Chronicles

Alberto Continentino | Czech FILMharmonic Orchestra | Ed Motta | João Oliveira | Michel Limma | Paulette McWilliams | Phillip Ingram | Sergio Mello

Editor's Choice

MPS

Rating: ★★★★

In his native Brazil, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Ed Motta is known as a rock and soul artist, but with...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Nite Bjuti

Nite Bjuti

Candice Hoyes | Mimi Jones | Val Jeanty

Editor's Choice

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Black music has a long history of experiments in sound and this engrossing new collaborative trio makes a significant addition...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Miles Mosley: Uprising

Miles Mosley: Uprising

Brandon Coleman | Cameron Graves | Chris Votek | Christopher Gray | Dante Winslow | Erin Athey | Kamasi Washington | Leah Zeger | Maiya Sykes | Mike Whitson

Verve

Rating: ★★★★

The impact of Kamasi Washington's The Epic, and his presence on Kendrick Lamar's jazz-infused hip hop classic To Pimp A...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2017

Review of Alternative Guitar Summit: Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1

Alternative Guitar Summit: Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1

Adam Rogers | Alan Mednard | Alex Austin | Chulo Gatewood | Dave Stryker | Dezron Douglas | Ed Cherry | Fareed Haque | Greg Fundis | Jeff Miles

HighNote HCD

Rating: ★★★★

No fewer than 14 guitarists and three rhythm sections make up the Alternative Guitar Summit – an annual live event...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2022

Review of John Handy: Recorded Live At Monterey Jazz Festival

John Handy: Recorded Live At Monterey Jazz Festival

Don Thompson | Jerry Hahn | John Handy | Mike White | Terry Clarke

CBS

When the John Handy Quintet hit the stage at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival around tea-time on Saturday 18 September,...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2019

Review of Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality

Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality

Ari Brown | Ben Boye | Emmett Kelly | Frank Rosaly | Joshua Abrams | Lisa Alvarado | Mikel Avery

tak:til

Rating: ★★★★

The trance grooves of North African music have long held a fascination for certain outliers of the jazz avant-garde. In...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2017

Review of Leo Richardson Quartet: Move

Leo Richardson Quartet: Move

Alex Garnett | Ed Richardson | Leo Richardson | Rick Simpson | Tim Thornton

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

I heard Richardson's quartet live recently and admired their energy and full-on commitment to the post-Coltrane cause. Richardson (son of...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2019

Review of Luis Perdomo: Universal Mind

Luis Perdomo: Universal Mind

Drew Gress | Jack DeJohnette | Jack Dejohnette

RKM Music

Rating: ★★★★

Few pianists have impressed me more over the past decade than thirtysomething Caracas, Venezuela-born Luis Perdomo. You’ve got to be...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Review of Iro Haarla, Ulf Krofors & Barry Altschul: Around Again

Iro Haarla, Ulf Krofors & Barry Altschul: Around Again

Barry Altschul | Iro Haarla | Ulf Krofors

TUM

Rating: ★★★★

Welcome to Haarla's re-visioning of some of Carla Bley's finest compositions. And who better to take on such a task....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2019

Review of Rob Luft: Dahab Days

Rob Luft: Dahab Days

Alice Zawadzki | Byron Wallen | Corrie Dick | Joe Webb | Joe Wright | Laura Senior | Lucy Nolan | Peggy Nolan | Rob Luft | Simmy Singh

Editor's Choice

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★★

Rob Luft is always travelling, and as he travels, he absorbs every kind of music in his path, creating hallucinogenic...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: November/2023

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