David Binney: Lifted Land
Craig Taborn | David Binney | Eivind Opsvik | Tyshawn Sorey
He might slip under the radar these days more than he should, but the Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist-composer David Binney is...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2013
Dave Stryker: Baker's Circle
David Stryker | Jared Gold | Mayra Casales | Mclenty Hunter | Walter Smith III
Stryker's clean lines and mastery of the groove fitted perfectly with his long-time boss Stanley Turrentine's soulful sax. So it's...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021
Harish Raghavan: Calls for Action
Harish Raghavan | Immanuel Wilkins | Joel Ross | Kweku Sumbry | Micah Thomas
Over the previous decade or so, this New York-based Illinois-born bassist has been receiving deserved props for his performances with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2020
Harish Raghavan: In Tense
Charles Altura | Eric Harland | Harish Raghavan | Joel Ross | Morgan Geurin
Since gaining recognition as a member of Ambrose Akinmusire’s band, New York-based double bassist Harish Raghavan has made steady progress...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022
The Fresh Sound Ensemble: Common Threads
After launching the likes of Ambrose Akinmusire, Robert Glasper and Kris Davis onto the international scene, the Spanish label Fresh...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: March/2023
Jonathan Saraga: Journey To A New World
Aki Ishiguro | Chris Pattishall | Jonathan Saraga | Kenneth Salters | Remy Le Boeuf | Rick Rosato
I've always had a soft spot for the Fresh Sound New Talent label. It's Jordi Pujol's special baby and shows...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2018
Mathias Eick: Ravensburg
Andreas Ulvo | Audun Erlien | Håkon Aase | Helge Andreas Norbakken | Mathias Eick | Torstein Lofthus
Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick's blend of voice-like long-tone tremors and supple jazz phrasing links him with such atmospheric brass-playing relatives...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2018
Ben Wendel: The Seasons
Aaron Parks | Ben Wendel | Eric Harland | Gilad Hekselman | Matt Brewer
Isn’t April supposed to be the cruellest month? That’s how TS Eliot had it, subverting Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and centuries...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Feb/2019
Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals
Alex Hitchcock | James Copus | Jay Davis | Joe Downard | Will Barry
Saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock formed this band for his 2016 postgrad finals at the Royal Academy of Music, and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2018
Marta Sanchez: SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)
Composer and arranger Marta Sanchez has steadily been building a reputation as a talent to watch on the New York...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2022
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