Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields
This programmatic set of eight original compositions by Maria Schneider, evoking her childhood and early adolescent memories of the middle...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2015
Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold
British-Bahraini trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has long used her dual cultural heritage as inspiration for her music. Since 2011’s confident debut,...
Reviewed by Ammar Kalia in issue: March/2025
Uri Caine: The Drummer Boy
Caine is an excellent pianist and arranger, while Gustav Mahler was an extraordinary composer. But hearing the famous passing—note discord...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2012
Herbie Mann: Today!
Whereas Stan Getz reluctantly bowed to the inescapable truth that his Bossa Nova repertoire elevated him to international Top 40...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2014
The New Jazz Orchestra: Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe
To those in the know this band has long been regarded as one of the best, if not the best...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2015
Duduvudu: The Gospel According To Dudu Pukwana
As the strand of South African gigs at last year's London jazz festival showed, the spirit of the alto saxophonist...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2015
William Parker: Universal Tonality
The veteran bassist-bandleader William Parker has reached the point in his career where he stands like a tall tree around...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
John Zorn: Cerberus – The Book Of Angels Volume 26: The Spike Orchestra Plays Masada Book 2
John Zorn’s Masada project is a complex idea that could refer to a number of different facets: on one level,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2016
Bobby Hackett & Zoot Sims: Complete Recordings/Strike Up The Band
Not all leads stem from Dizzy Gillespie. Pre-bop there was a plethora of truly inspired trumpet players whose achievements are...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2015
Stuart McCallum: Distilled Live
Stuart McCallum is best known as the guitarist with ambient masters the Cinematic Orchestra. McCallum as a leader sculpts similarly...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013
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