Kyle Eastwood: Cinematic

Andrew McCormack | Brandon Allen | Camille Bertailt | Chris Higginbottom | Hugh Coltman | Kyle Eastwood | Quentin Collins | Stefano di Batista

You could say that the seed for Cinematic was sown in Kyle Eastwood’s 2017 album, In Transit, which featured an...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Jezebel Sextet: Lift it Up!

Get Carter-meets-The Meters on this hip jazzy organ-horns funk ensemble's very tasty debut featuring JTQ guitarist Hugh Gledhill....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012

Eric Legnini and the Afro Jazz Beat: Sing Twice!

Boris Pokora | Da Romeo | David Donatien | Emi Meyer | Eric Legnini | Franck Agulhon | Hugh Coltman | Jerry Edwards | Julien Alour | Mamani Keïta

‘File Under: Jazz’, says the press release. But this new disc from Belgian keysman Eric Legnini, who first emerged...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2013

Alex Hitchcock: Dream Band

Alex Hitchcock | Cherise Adams-Burnett | Chris Cheek | David Adewumi | Deschanel Gordon | Ferg Ireland | Jas Kayser | Jason Brown | Joe Downard | Luisito Quintero

Lockdown provided us all with a stream of solipsistic solo records. But Alex Hitchcock looks outside of himself on Dream...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Katalyst: Jazz Is Dead Series 2: Katalyst JID013

Ahmad Dubose | Brandon Cordoba | Brian Hargrove | Corbin Jones | David Otis | Emile Martinez | Greg Paul | Jonah Levine | Marlon Spears

Los Angeles-based group Katalyst Collective has been around since 2014, with backing dates for Gary Bartz and Roy Ayers on...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: September/2022

Nick Walters & The Paradox Ensemble: Implicate Order

Aidan Shepherd | Anton Hunter | Ben Kelly | Ed Cawthorne | Jim Molyneux | Kodjovi Kush | Nick Walters | Paul Michael | Rebecca Nash | Richard Foote

Nick Walters has been busy. Implicate Order is the first offering from Walters' new label D.O.T, and the third from...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: April/2021

Tom Ford: The Return of the Tennis Champions

Adam Flowers | Andy Bunting | Charles Haynes | Daniel Winshall | David Hodek | Davide Shorty | Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox | Keyon Harrold | Liselotte Östblom | Parthenope

Guitarist and producer Tom Ford is a familiar figure in session work around the UK and US, popping up in...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: February/2023

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

Femi Koleoso | Ife Ogunjobi | James Mollison | Joe Armon-Jones | TJ Koleoso

The Londoners continue to shirk labels as they tunnel further into acoustic dance music on their second album. Having ridden...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Butcher Brown: Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey featuring Tennishu and R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND

Andrew Randazzo | Corey Fonville | DJ Harrison | Marcus ‘Tennishu’ Tenney | Morgan Burrs

From the moment the fat horn chords slide into Kendrick Lamar's soon-to-be-jazz-standard ‘How Much A Dollar Cost?’, it's clear Butcher...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: October/2022

Felipe Salles and Interconnections Ensemble: Home is Here

Chico Pinheiro | Felipe Salles | Interconnections Ensemble | Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Magos Herrera | Melissa Aldana | Nadje Noordhuis | Paquito D’Rivera | Sofia Rei | Yosvany Terry

Everything runs like clockwork on Home is Here, the third album from saxophonist/bandleader Felipe Salles. His big band writing is...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: August/2023