Tenderlonious: Ragas From Lahore Improvisations with Jaubi

Ali Riaz Baqar | Kashif Ali Dhani | Marek Pedziwiatr | Nick Walters | Tenderlonious | Zohaib Hassan Khan

If ever proof were needed that flautist, saxophonist, producer, label boss and Gurkha's son Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne is one of...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020

Dinah Washington: In the Land of Hi-fi/Unforgettable

Two of Washington's most celebrated albums (with orchestral backing) from the 1950s, these rank among her finest work, supported among...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2015

Pete York and Young Friends: Basiecally Speaking

Andi Kissenbeck | Gabor Bolla | Pete York | Torsten Goods | Wolfgang Schmid

Here's a dose of goodtime Friday night music that should have you dancing in the aisles. Producer Siggi Loch's relationship...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Oscar Perez Nuevo Comienzo: Afropean Affair

Anthony Pérez | Charenee Wade | Emiliano Valerio | Greg Glassman | Jerome Jennings | Oscar Pérez | Stacy Dillard

This band (Nuevo Comienzo means “New Beginnings”) is so much more than just another Latin jazz group. Pérez, son of...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2011

Chloe Brisson: Blame it on my Youth

Only 17 but a young fogie in vocal jazz terms, Brisson has Jane Monheit's melodrama, and a band featuring Bill...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012

Lorenzo Feliciati: Koi

The Italian bass player behind bass duo Twinscapes leads a creative, ambient art-rock ensemble featuring both exdrummers of King Crimson...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: Treffpunkt Jazz 1961

Bob Cunningham | Dizzy Gillespie | Lalo Schifrin | Leo Wright | Mel Lewis

Readers with long memories will remember that this edition of Dizzy's group toured Europe on a double bill alongside former...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2020

Usiskin/Oliver DUO

This free-ish improv duo of young London-scene drummer Ollie Ususkin and veteran cellist Max Oliver displays a close empathy, favouring...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2021

Jarrod Lawson: Be the Change

Jarrod Lawson could be the new saviour of retro mainstream soul-R&B-pop, singer/songwriting, but this new recording is excessively stylised and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021

Lee Konitz: Enfant Terribles

Bill Frisell | Gary Peacock | Joey Baron | Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz's search for fresh paths through the American songbook has been decidedly hit-and-miss on recent releases. This 2011 live...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2013