Wolf & Clark: Expedition 2

Christian McBride | Darryl Johns | Hailey Niswanger | Michael Wolff | Mike Clark | Wallace Roney

The Wolf/Clark nexus is the heart of this album, as the splendidly energetic opening duet of ‘Clark Bar’ attests. ‘Gingerbread...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2015

Tia Fuller: Decisive Steps

Christian McBride | Kim Thompson | Maurice Chestnut | Miriam Sullivan | Sean Jones | Shamie Royston | Tia Fuller | Warren Wolf

Saxophonist Fuller made an excellent impression when she guested on Sean Jones’ first Mack Avenue album and has continued to...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2010

Miho Hazama m-unit: Beyond Orbits

Adam Unsworth | Andrew Gutauskas | Atsuki Yoshida | Ben Russell | Billy Test | Christian McBride | Immanuel Wilkins | Jake Goldbas | James Shipp | Jason Rigby

Composer/conductor Miho Hazama’s orchestral jazz palette ranges from the snappy riffs and canny voicings of West Coast jazz to the...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2023

Gerry Gibbs: Songs From My Father

Buster Williams | Chick Corea | Christian McBride | Geoff Keezer | Gerry Gibbs | Kenny Barron | Kyeshie Gibbs | Larry Goldings | Patrice Rushen | Ron Carter

This fine and devotedly-crafted double album is a vehicle for much thrilling jazzmaking by a superb cast, but it has...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2021

Orrin Evans: The Evolution of Oneself

Christian McBride | Karriem Riggins | Marvin Sewell | Orrin Evans

It's been quite a year for Orrin Evans, who appears to have left Posi-Tone to join Smoke Sessions and both...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Wayne Shorter: North Sea Legendary Concerts

Brian Blade | Christian McBride | Danilo Pérez | Gary Willis | Herbie Hancock | Mitchel Forman | Tom Brechtlein | Wayne Shorter

2002 was the year Wayne Shorter was Artist in Residence at the North Sea Jazz Festival. He opened the event...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

David Gilmore: Numerology: Live at Jazz Standard

Christian McBride | Claudia Acuña | David Gilmore | Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts | Luis Perdomo | Miguel Zenón | Mino Cinelu

Guitarist Gilmore is one of the most accomplished on today's scene and has worked with artists as diverse as Wayne...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2013

Herb Ellis: Softly But With That Feeling/Thank You Charlie Christian

Chuck Berghofer | Frank Strazzeri | Harry Babasi | Herb Ellis | Kenny Hume | Leroy Vinnegar | Ronnie Zito | Victor Feldman

Ellis, who died only two years ago, aged 88, is best remembered for his effective stint with the Oscar Peterson...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2012

Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah: Ruler Rebel

Braxton Cook | Chief Shaka Shaka | Christian Scott | Cliff Hines | Corey Fonville | Elena Pinderhughes | Joe Dyson Jr. | Joshua Crumbly | Kris Funn | Lawrence Fields

Is this the future sound of black American jazz – an inclusive yet rhythmically complex groove based music that owes...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2017

Christian Lillinger: Konus

Want to know what avant-jazz German drummer Lillinger got up to in lockdown? Then listen to this rather quirky one-man...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022