Aruán Ortiz: Hidden Voices
Aruán Ortiz | Eric Revis | Gerald Cleaver
Along with the likes of David Virelles, Dafnis Prieto and Edsel Gomez, Ortiz is part of an aggregation of Cuban...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2016
Joe Locke: Makram
In his many UK appearances, Joe Locke has proven his ability to join even the finest band and raise its...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023
Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
Anouar Brahem | Dave Holland | Django Bates | Jack DeJohnette
Those who took Tunisian oudist Brahem's beautiful 1998 album Thimar to their hearts might show some love for this release...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2017
Till Brönner & Dieter Ilg: Nightfall
On the face of it, a bass-trumpet pairing promises lots of aural space – between the trumpet's melody lines and...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2018
Gabriele Mitelli/Rob Mazurek: Star Splitter
Gabriele Mitelli | Rob Mazurek
“That telescope was christened the Star-Splitter/Because it didn't do a thing but split/A star in two or three the way...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019
Laura Jurd: The Big Friendly Album
Writing happy music isn't that novel, but it's a darn sight harder than it looks. Jurd's fourth solo outing, The...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Neil Cowley Trio: Spacebound Apes
Evan Jenkin | Leo Abrahams | Neil Cowley | Rex Horan
All credit to Cowley for producing an album that works on many levels: you can buy into the concept –...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2016
Lawrence D. ‘Butch’ Morris: Possible Universe (Conduction 192)
A lot of ink has been spilled about the originality of the late Morris' principle of conduction – the conducting...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015
Kaja Draksler/Petter Eldh/Christian Lillinger: Punkt.Vrt.Plastik
Christian Lillinger | Kaja Draksler | Petter Eldh
The first time Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and German drummer Christian Lillinger met was on the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2019
Alina Bzhezhinska: Inspiration
Alina Bzhezhinska | Joel Prime | Larry Bartle | Tony Kofi
From the opening delicate ripples of ‘Wisdom Eye,’ you can tell that London-based Ukrainian harpist Alina Bzhezhinska has forged a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018
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