Otomo Yoshihide/ Paal Nilssen-Love: 19th Of May 2016

Incendiary guitarist Otomo Yoshihide has been a frequent guest of powerhouse Norwegian drummer Nilssen-Love's jazz slash-fest combo The Thing on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018

Kate McGarry: Girl Talk

Clarence Penn | Gary Versace | Kate McGarry | Keith Ganz | Reuben Rogers

For her fifth release on Palmetto Records, vocalist Kate McGarry pays homage to her jazz heroines, ranging from Betty Carter...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2012

Alexander Hawkins: Togetherness Music For Sixteen Musicians ft. Evan Parker + Riot Ensemble

Alexander Hawkins

So industrious and productive (his discography is prodigious) is British pianist Alexander Hawkins that it's remarkable to note that he's...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2021

Three-Layer Cake: Stove Top

Mike Watt

Three-Layer Cake are an improv trio, whose collective musical roots can be traced back to the early 1980s US hardcore...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: June/2021

Federico Bonifazi: E. 74 St.

An Italian pianist working in both trio and quartet formats doffs his proverbial cap to New York and his absorption...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Ray Charles: Four Classic Albums

Hot on the heels of Avid's first Ray Charles set, this similarly mouthwatering 2CD collection brings together Yes Indeed!, What'd...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Raynald Colom: Evocación

Aruán Ortiz | Eric McPherson | Gabriel Amargant | Isaac Vigueras | Juan ‘Chicuela’ Gómez | Marcelo Mercadante | Omer Avital | Raynald Colom | Roger Blavia | Rosario Guerrero

As a result of critical acclaim for Rise, this, its predecessor, has been reserviced to reviewers. Whereas Rise was arguably...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia

Adam Agati | Alex Han | Ambrose Akinmusire | Brett Williams | Chuck D | Cliff Barnes | Cory Henry | Etienne Charles | Keb’ Mo’ | Lalah Hathaway

If Marcus Miller's bustlingly brilliant previous album Renaissance documented the sheer power and excitement of his road-toughened live band in...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: May/2015

Album Interview: Van Morrison: Born to Sing: No Plan B

Alistair White | Christopher White | Dave Keary | Jeff Lardner | Paul Moore | Paul Moran | Van Morrison

Van Morrison has jazz in his blood, only a fool would think otherwise, and Born to Sing is the latest...

Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: October/2012

Konitz Tepfer Janisch Williams: Live in London Volume 1

Dan Tepfer | Jeff Williams | Lee Konitz | Michael Janisch

The 86-year-old saxophonist Lee Konitz was in relentless form performing at the London Jazz Festival only last year. He'd lost...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014