Frank Wess: Magic 201
Frank Wess | Kenny Barron | Rufus Reid | Russell Malone | Wynard Harper
Kansas City tenorman Frank Wess, who died last October at the grand old age of 91, was best known for...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2014
Tigran Hamasyan: Luys i Luso
Harutyun Topikyan | Tirgran Hamasyan | Yerevan State Chamber Choir
“Working with the rhythms was complicated for the choir. For instance in ‘Ov Zarmanali’ they are singing chords in 13/16...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2015
Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double: March On
Brandon Seabrook | Gerald Cleaver | Mary Halvorson | Ralph Alessi | Taylor Ho Bynum | Tomas Fujiwara
Batten down the hatches, this is a big one. The meat of March On is a 32-minute group improv that...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2023
Victoria Rummler: Take Two
This third album from the US-born, Paris-based vocalist Victoria Rummler presents a series of captivating duets with a quintet of...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2018
Joe Armon-Jones: Starting Today
Best known as part of Ezra Collective, Joe Armon-Jones’ debut calls in the cream of London's new jazz scene, but...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: June/2018
Eric Schaefer: Who Is Afraid of Richard W.?
Eric Schaefer | John Eckhardt | Tom Arthurs | Volker Meitz
A key component of Michael Wollny's [em] trio, nominated by Kulturspiegel as “Germany's most creative jazz trio,” drummer/composer Eric Schaefer...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2013
The Giles Thornton Jazz Orchestra: Be In Today
“Go big or go home”, the popular saying counsels. Composer-arranger Giles Thornton, recording his crowdfunded debut while still a student...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2018
Adam Larson: With Love, From New York
Adam Larson | Matt Clohesy | Obed Calvaire
An imaginative, dynamic conversational vibe and desire to engage with the listener have an equal significance for the New York-based...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2023
Neil Cowley Trio: The Face of Mount Molehill
Evan Jenkins | Leo Abrahams | Neil Cowley | Rex Horan
For pianist-composer Neil Cowley, improvisation has always been a bit of fun in a live situation but an artistic no-go...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
Ches Smith's We All Break: Path Of Seven Colors
For many it is hard to see past the stigma attached to Haitian voodou. Depictions in western popular culture of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2021
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