Zach Brock/Matt Ulery/Jon Deitmyer: Wonderment

Rated young violinist Brock lives up to his promise, co-leading a playful Chicagoan acoustic jazz trio with influences ranging from...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2019

Bill Frisell: Valentine

Bill Frisell

This might be their recording debut as a trio, but this threesome has toured hard for the last two years....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2020

Soft Works: Abracadabra in Osaka

Allan Holdsworth | Elton Dean | Hugh Hopper | John Marshall

Rarity alone does not a recording special make, but having four former members of Soft Machine from different eras come...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021

John Handy : Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Albert Stinson | Bobby Hutcherson | Don Thompson | Doug Sides | Jerry Hahn | John Handy | Michael White | Pat Martino | Terry Clarke

It was when critic Ralph Gleason heard the first lineup here, with White, Hahn, Thompson and Clarke, in a Bay...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2022

Bokanté and Metropole Orkest: What Heat

An epic union of myriad global influences involving the effective talents of Snarky Puppy, one of whom, Michael League, leads...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Smoke: Everything

Akira Tana | Bobb Bragg | Curtis Clark | Danny Daniels | Gary Griffieth | Hakim Ali Muhammad | Kenny Kenkins | Lani Wilson | Nardy Dedmann | Shirley Puckett

This multi-racial Californian group’s choice of moniker pretty much nails their gang colours to the mast. Here’s a clue: they’re...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2018

Eubanks-Evans Experience: EEE

Kevin Eubanks | Orrin Evans

Two musicians who have impressive credits as both leaders and sidemen, guitarist Kevin Eubanks and pianist Orrin Evans, form a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2022

The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour

Antonio Sánchez | Gary Burton | Julian Lage | Scott Colley

There are vibes players, and then there is Gary Burton, a class of one. By some margin the most accomplished...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2013

Zoe Gilby: Twelve Stories

A Northeast based vocalist, who recalls early Gwyneth Herbert, doesn't always play to her potential alongside a quartet, mixing a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Arild Andersen: The Triangle

Arild Andersen | John Marshall | Vassilis Tsabropoulos

Arild Andersen's two albums with the Greek concert pianist, conductor and composer Vassilis Tsabropoulos – Achirana (2000) and The Triangle...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020