Samo Salamon & Francoise Houle: Unobservable Mysteries

Recorded by guitarist Salamon in Slovenia and clarinettist Houle in Vancouver, this duet album certainly sounds coherent and contains some...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2021

Radament: Due

From Barcelona, this duo combine piano and drums with electronics Their mix of playful Mediterranean melodies, EST improv-rock grooves and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Mário Laginha Trio: Jangada

Alexandre Frazão | Bernardo Moreira | Mário Laginha

At age 61, Laginha has built a secure reputation in his native Portugal, both as vocalist Maria João’s accompanist of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2022

Scott Neumann: Neu3 Trio Blessed

This Brooklyn-based drummer’s band consists of saxophonist Michael Blake and bassist Mark Helias, the lack of chordal instrument being hardly...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013

3'Ain

This Belgium-based trio's fivetrack EP is boosted by the moodily animated presence of the scintillating Syrian trumpeter Yamen Martini; otherwise...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2020

Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard: Perfectly Unhappy

Andreas Bye | Andy Sheppard | Espen Eriksen | Lars Tormod Jenset

Andy Sheppard has been guesting live wherever possible with the Espen Eriksen Trio since 2016. He blends perfectly into this...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: June/2018

Sam Coombes: Time of Life

Julien Charlet | Nico Morelli | Sam Coombes | Yoni Zelnik

This is the first album from polymath, multi-saxophonist Sam Coombes since the more frenetic Pace of Change (2016). It’s a...

Reviewed by Victoria Kingham in issue: March/2025

Vince Mendoza: Nights on Earth

Bob Mintzer | Christian McBride | Joe Lovano | John Abercrombie | John Scofield | Kenny Werner | Larry Goldings | Nguyên Lê | Peter Erskine | Vince Mendoza

Nights on Earth is Mendoza’s eighth album as a leader, and this, together with Blauklang (ACT) from 2008, provide ample...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2011

Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch

One gift that Fred Hersch has in abundance is to own his performances of works by other composers. His 1990s...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2024

Aldo Romano: Mélodies En Noir & Blanc

Aldo Romano | Dino Rubino | Michel Benita

Aldo Romano is a drummer, but this album is a celebration of the lyrical power of the piano, with its...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018