Dave Holland Trio: Triplicate

Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Steve Coleman

Triplicate was the most pared-down of the five ECM recordings made under the great Brit bassist's name that featured a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Fabrizio Savino Trio: Rising Son

This Italian guitarist doesn’t grab you by the scruff or wow you with his original ideas but with the trio...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022

Gary Brunton: Second Trip

Gary Brunton

Bassist and composer Gary Brunton, sometime pupil of the legendary Henri Texier, met Serbian piano virtuoso Bojan Zulfikarpašić – better...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2021

Food: This is Not a Miracle

Christian Fennesz | Iain Ballamy | Thomas Strøenen

Formed in 1998, the Anglo-Norwegian jazz electronica ensemble Food are one of the leading European exponents of post-clubland, experimental jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X: East-West

Aram Lee | Jean Oh | Majid Bekkas | NES Trio | Nesrine Belmokh | Nguyên Lê | Yoon Jeong Heo

When an instrument not usually associated with improvisation is introduced into jazz, it is usually regarded as something of a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020

Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon Allen | Conor Chaplin | Dave Ingamells | Will Barry

Tenorist Allen is an activist with a flair for interesting projects; most recently it was the music of star US...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2022

Darius Jones: The Oversoul Manual

Here the NY-based jazz saxophonist Darius Jones redirects his avant garde sensibilities into creating a mystical 15-part acapella suite for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Eric Alexander: Don't Follow The Crowd

Eric Alexander | Harold Mabern | Joe Farnsworth | Nat Reeves

It's good to hear Eric Alexander in a quartet setting, unimpeded as he too often is by other hornmen compatible...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2011

Album Interview: Alex Wilson Trio: Trio

Alex Wilson | Davide Mantovani | Frank Tontoh | Tristan Banks

This is the ninth album from British composer/arranger/pianist Alex Wilson but only his first trio set – and it's an...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2013

Album Interview: Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Andando el Tiempo

Andy Sheppard | Carla Bley | Steve Swallow

Carla Bley’s Trio, which has been in existence for more than 20 years, is now, with her big band days...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2016