The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra: The Saga Of Padani

Chabot School Musicians | Montclair School Musicians | Thornhill School Musicians

Opening with the sound of a school bell, this collection of avant-jazz compositions performed by students from three different school...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2018

Jeff Coffin: Only the Horizon

Alana Rocklin | Béla Fleck | Bill Evans | Cory Wong | Daru Jones | Ibrou Dioubate | Jay Whyte | Jeff Coffin | Jon Cowherd | Keb Mo’

Coffin's best known for his association with the sprawling Dave Matthews Band, which mixes classic American rock with big brassy...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2024

Rob Luft: Life is the Dancer

Byron Wallen | Corrie Dick | Joe Webb | Joe Wright | Luna Cohen | Rob Luft | Tom McCredie

We need be gentle with Luft. He's spectacularly talented, but there can be costs to being the hardest working man...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2020

Nicola Conte: Love & Revolution

Gregory Porter | Jose James | Magnus Lindgren | Nailah Porter | Paolo Benedettini | Pietro Lusssu | Teppo Makynen | Till Bronner

Featuring a stellar line-up of international vocalists and instrumentalists, deluxe arrangements courtesy of Swedish multi-instrumentalist Magnus Lindgren, and a beautifully...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2011

Benedikt Jahnel Trio: Equilibrium

Benedikt Jahnel's day job may be as a researcher in mathematics at Ruhr university in Bochum, Germany, but he has...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013

Michel Camilo: What's Up?

Michel Camilo

It’s not a great title, is it? ‘Wassup!?’ – in the manner of those Budweiser ads – would have been...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2013

Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out

Dave Whitford | Richard Fairhurst | Tim Giles

Richard Fairhurst has an impressive pedigree. Five years after beginning to learn the piano at the age of 15, he...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: July/2024

The Great Wee Band: The Sound of Music

Dave Green | Henry Lowther | Jim Mullen | Stu Butterfield

It was Mullen who coined the band name after an especially pleasing gig. Listen to this engaging release and you'll...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2010

Jerry Bergonzi: Intersecting Lines

Andrea Michelutti | Dave Santoro | Dick Oatts | Jerry Bergonzi

Back in the day, there were so many terrific tenor players spread over the various genres in jazz, but somehow...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2014

Flying Machines

Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson

You might have noticed the name of Alex Munk cropping up on recent CDs by quite a few of the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016