Jakob Bro/Joe Lovano: Once Around The Room: A Tribute To Paul Motian
Apart from being one of the greatest drummers in improvised music, Paul Motian was also a composer who achieved the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022
Zhenya Strigalev's Smiling Organizm: Robin Goodie
“Hi, my name is Robin Goodie,” alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev declares in the middle of the title track in a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
Mark Turner: Yam Yam
Recorded in 1994, the Young Lions resurgence was well under way by the time Turner made this, his debut as...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2022
The Fury: Live In Brooklyn
Lage Lund | Mark Turner | Matt Brewer | Tyshawn Sorey
These two intense live albums, recorded in August 2023 at Brooklyn’s Ornithology listening space, present two heavyweight left-field quartets playing...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2025
Diego Barber and Craig Taborn: Tales
If ever there was evidence for the argument that there are actually more accomplished players in jazz than the genre's...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2014
Phil Donkin: Walk Alone
Solo jazz/improv bass records are not plentiful - Barre Phillips may have been the first with his seminal 1968 Journal...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023
Bobby McFerrrin: Spirit You All
The recent UK premiere of this music at the Barbican was a joyous affair and thankfully it translates well to...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2013
Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable
Ethan Iverson | Kush Abadey | Rob Schwimmer | Simón Willson | Thomas Morgan | Vinnie Sperrazza
The pianist-composer Ethan Iverson, since parting company with The Bad Plus in 2017, has been maintaining a steady profile with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2024
Rudy Linka: Acoustic and Electric Retrospective
Lavishly packaged, with impressive portraits of a range of Linka's guitars, shots from studio recordings and ample coverage of his...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014
Will Vinson: Four Forty One
Will Vinson, an alto sax specialist originally from London who moved to New York exactly two decades ago, has managed...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020
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