Miguel Zenón Quartet: Música de Las Américas
Raised in Puerto Rico, schooled in jazz at Berklee, and mentored in his youth by influences as powerful as Danilo...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2022
João Lencastre's Communion 3: Song(s) of Hope
Eivind Opsvik | Jacob Sacks | João Lencastre
Portuguese drummer and composer João Lencastre's first visit to New York in 2002 - where he came into contact with...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2019
Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger
Ches Smith | Craig Taborn | David Torn | Mike Baggetta | Ryan Ferreira | Tim Berne
Put the cat out, loosen the trousers, pour a long one, shut your eyes and when you come round in...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2019
Thelonious Monk: Palo Alto
Ben Riley | Charlie Rouse | Larry Gales | Thelonious Monk
Yet another surprise in the now-annual parade of previously unreleased gems from the big names of the past, this is...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2020
Fred Frith Trio with Lotte Anker & Susana Santos Silva: Road
Fred Frith | Jason Hoopes | Jordan Glenn | Lotte Anker | Susana Santos Silva
Over the last couple of decades, Fred Frith has honed his extremely inventive solo electric guitar sets, for which he...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions
A winning combination of first-rate songwriting, a compelling storytelling gift and a band which expertly charts the narrative ebb and...
Reviewed by Peter Quin in issue: May/2021
Bebel Gilberto: João
Bebel Gilberto | Guilherme Monteiro
This latest album from the genre-bending, Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto is a touching tribute to her father, João –...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2023
Ken Vandermark & Terrie Ex: This is Not a Holiday!
Pre-eminent Chicago reedsman Ken Vandermark and guitarist Terrie Ex of veteran Dutch anarcho-punks The Ex have a long collaborative relationship.Vandermark...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2025
Michael Garrick Sextet: A New Serious Music
A game of two halves, with points of interest in both, but very unalike in production and atmosphere. The separate...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2021
Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister
Gordon’s sojourn in Denmark (as well as Norway and Sweden) was a huge success. His playing, documented on several SteepleChase...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
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