Don Cherry: Hear And Now

Cheryl Alexander | Cliff Carter | Colin Walcott | Don Cherry | Lenny White | Lois Colin | Marcus Miller | Michael Brecker | Moki | Narada

Trumpet player Don Cherry changed direction in a dramatic way with this 1977 outing, where his free jazz roots and...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: June/2023

Rosie Turton: Rosie Turton's 5ive

Ben Hayes | Jake Long | Johanna Burnheart | Luke Newman | Maria Chiara Argirò | Rosie Turton | Twm Dylan

Jazz re:freshed have established themselves as one of the engine rooms of the London scene in recent years. Through their...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2019

Joe Fonda Quartet: Eyes On The Horizon

Joe Fonda | Satoko Fujii | Tiziano Tononi | Wadada Leo Smith

Bassist Joe Fonda is probably still best known for the 15 years he spent working with Anthony Braxton in the...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2024

Piero Bittolo Bon And His Original Pigneto Stompers: Musica Acustica

Federico Scettri | Jamaaladeen Tacuma | Massimiliano Sorrentini | Piero Bittolo Bon | Simone Massaron

Although by no means a household name, Italian saxophonist Bon nonetheless has some serious credits, having already worked with the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2012

Frank Harrison Trio: Lunaris

You might not expect a long-term ex-Gilad Atzmon sideman to go on to make airily reflective music, but this underrated...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Steve Plews Trio: Secret Spaces – Volume Two

Andy Long | Gavin Barras | Liz Robinson | Michael Gilbourne | Steve Plews

In case you're wondering (you can never be quite sure these days, can you?), the title isn't a po-mo joke:...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2012

Orla Murphy: Wonderous Visions

Andy Hamill | Jonathan Gee | Orla Murphy | Tristan Mailliot

Orla Murphy's fi ne tribute to one of music's greatest songsmiths presents a superb cross-section of classic Wonder songs that...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2012

Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8

Ahnansé | Eddie Hick | Jake Long | James Mollison | Lyle Barton | Nala Sinephro | Nubya Garcia | Rudi Creswick | Shirley Tetteh | Twm Dylan

The debut album of Nala Sinephro – composer, harp and synthesizer player – is vast but not desolate, weaving a...

Reviewed by Christine Hannigan in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi: Inner Journey

Anders Mogensen | Carl Winther | Jerry Bergonzi | Johnny Äman

Jerry Bergonzi first recorded with Danish pianist Carl Winther and his rhythm section in 2011. Since then, they have recorded...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2017

Noel Langley: Edentide

Alcyona Mick | Asaf Sirkis | Keith Fairbairn | Kenny Dickenson | Laurence Cottle | Noel Langley | Ruth Wall | Zoltan Dekany

Like the Severn Bore, Langley's debut has been a long time coming, but, ye gods, it's spectacular now it's here....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2014