Review of Miguel Zenón Quartet: Música de Las Américas

Miguel Zenón Quartet: Música de Las Américas

Daniel Díaz | Hans Glawischnig | Henry Cole | Luis Perdomo | Miguel Zenón | Paoli Mejías | Victor Emmanuelli

Miel Music

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of João Lencastre's Communion 3: Song(s) of Hope

João Lencastre's Communion 3: Song(s) of Hope

Eivind Opsvik | Jacob Sacks | João Lencastre

Clean Feed

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger

Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger

Ches Smith | Craig Taborn | David Torn | Mike Baggetta | Ryan Ferreira | Tim Berne

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Thelonious Monk: Palo Alto

Thelonious Monk: Palo Alto

Ben Riley | Charlie Rouse | Larry Gales | Thelonious Monk

Impulse!

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Fred Frith Trio with Lotte Anker & Susana Santos Silva: Road

Fred Frith Trio with Lotte Anker & Susana Santos Silva: Road

Fred Frith | Jason Hoopes | Jordan Glenn | Lotte Anker | Susana Santos Silva

Intakt CD

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions

Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions

Charlie Cawood | Mark Lockheart | Mick Hutton | Neville Malcolm | Nigel Price | Paul Robinson | Rod Youngs | Sarah Moule | Simon Wallace

33 Jazz Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Bebel Gilberto: João

Bebel Gilberto: João

Bebel Gilberto | Guilherme Monteiro

Editor's Choice

PIAS Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Ken Vandermark & Terrie Ex: This is Not a Holiday!

Ken Vandermark & Terrie Ex: This is Not a Holiday!

Ken Vandermark | Terrie Ex

Terp IS-37

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Michael Garrick Sextet: A New Serious Music

Michael Garrick Sextet: A New Serious Music

Art Themen | Coleridge Goode | Don Rendell | Henry Lowther | Ian Carr | Jeremy Robson | Jimmy Philip | John Smith | Michael Garrick | Norma Winstone

Rhythm and Blues

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister

Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister

Bent Axen | Dexter Gordon | Einar Iverson | Erik Amundsen | Neils-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | William Schiøpffe

Editor's Choice

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★★

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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