Kevin Figes: Wallpaper Music II
Ashley John Long | Brigitte Beraha | Jim Blomfield | Kevin Figes | Mark Whitlam
Over half a century ago the seismic impact of the new ‘rock’ music so mystified mainstream music industry moguls that...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2024
Shear Brass: Celebrating Sir George Shearing
Sir George was drummer Carl Gorham’s great-uncle, and vocalist Sipek is Gorham’s daughter, so this celebration is something of a...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2023
Yetii: Live at The Greenbank
Alex Goodyear | Alex Veitch | Ashley John Long
It's not often a 'provincial' band (in this case from Bristol) sails into view and steals the thunder from those...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2023
Andy Bey: Experience And Judgment
A recent reissue (reviewed on p50) of Max Roach's 1968 masterpiece Members, Don’t Git Wearyprovided a welcome opportunity to hear...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2022
John Law's Congregation: Configuration
Ashley John Long | Billy Weir | James Mainwaring | John Law
The British pianist John Law's wide-ranging idiomatic skillset has seen him continually engage with classical concert music through jazz improv...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020
Kevin Figes: Wallpaper Music
Ashley John Long | Brigitte Beraha | Jim Blomfield | Kevin Figes | Mark Whitlam
The clues were there long ago that Kevin Figes, the Bristol-based reeds player and composer, might move toward more implacably...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: February/2022
Various Artists: Black Jazz Records: The Complete Singles
Along with Tribe and Strata East, Black Jazz is part of the holy trinity of independent labels that documented the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024
Maisha: There Is A Place
Maisha brings together some of the stars of the young London jazz scene under the leadership of drummer and composer...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2018
Echoes of Ellington Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Planets
Reedman Peter Long founded Echoes of Ellington 25 years ago and has always sought to present the late maestro's music...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2018
Henry Franklin: Tribal Dance
Something of a living legend (he's still playing at age 82, and released a Jazz Is Dead album last year),...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
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