Esther Bennett: Home Is Where The Art Is

Duncan Lamont Jr | Esther Bennett | Terence Collie

Esther Bennett describes Home Is Where the Art Is as a ‘labour of love’ and, cliché that that phrase has...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2023

Rich Brown: Abeng

Chris Donnelly | Kelly Jefferson | Kevin Turcotte | Larnell Lewis | Luis Deniz | Rich Brown | Robi Botos | Rosendo Chendy Leon

Toronto-born electric bassist Rich Brown has been a growling low-end presence across an impressive array of albums and projects by...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: July/2016

Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band: Bad Penny Blues

Al Fairweather | Alec McGuiness | Alex Leslie | Bernard Saward | Bert Courtley | Brian Brocklehurst | Bruce Turner | Buddy Vallis | Don Rendell | Eddie Taylor

This double-CD, compiled by Ray Crick, formerly of ASV and now with Nimbus, with a sleeve-note by Digby Fairweather and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Tubby Hayes: The Complete Hopbine ‘69

Mick Pyne | Ron Matthewson | Spike Wells | Tubby Hayes

Wherever I was on Tuesday, 23 December 1969, I was in the wrong place. I should have been at the...

Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: March/2022

Aaron Diehl: The Bespoke Man's Narrative

This pianist-leader's quartet borrows from the MJQ wardrobe as well as their cool baroque-jazz style on a set of derivative...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2013

Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider: Sun On Sand

Colin Jacobsen | Eric Jacobsen | Johnny Gandelsman | Joshua Redman | Nicholas Cords | Patrick Zimmerli | Satoshi Takeishi | Scott Colley

Saxophonist Redman and composer-arranger Patrick Zimmerli collaborate again following 2014's Walking Shadows, and this new work foregrounds the latter since...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Nicolas Meier and Dewa Budjana Group: Flying Spirits

Asaf Sirkis | Dewa Budjana | Jimmy Haslip | Nic Meier | Saat Syah

Is Nic Meier too nice? The man has developed a unique guitar sensibility, condensing his cosmopolitan influences into a potent...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2021

Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead: Legacy Holder

Andrew Renfroe | Godwin Louis | Jonathan Barber | Mar Vilaseca | Matt Dwonszyk | Taber Gable

Having gigged with stars such as Erykadh Badu, Buster Williams and Kurt Elling, and picked up good press for his...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2020

The Cloudmakers Trio: Live at the Pizza Express

Dave Smith | Jim Hart | Michael Janisch | Ralph Alessi

The versatile first-call vibraphonist Jim Hart has recently been nominated in the vibes category for the 2012 Downbeat poll, a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012

Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra: Dimensional Stardust

Angelica Sanchez | Chad Taylor | Damon Locks | Ingerbrigt Håker Flaten | Jaimie Branch | Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | John Herndon | Macie Stewart | Mikel Patrik Avery

Incredibly, Rob Mazurek has now been making music for more than 30 years. Emerging from the 1990s Chicago scene, he's...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: December/2020