Simon Lasky Group: About the Moment

Fergus Gerrand | Kuljit Bhamra | Luca Boscagin | Pete Billington | Philip Achille | Simon Lasky | Sophie Alloway

“Live in the moment” is a very ‘now’ sort of sentiment – and, curiously, a very ‘then’ sort of one...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2018

Mack Avenue Superband: Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival

Or a super-group jam session featuring some of the leading lights of this classy mainstream jazz label live in its...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013

Jorge Roeder: El Suelo Mio

One of the standouts of this month's batch is this poised, deeply expressed solo recording by a rhythmically-sharp, big-toned acoustic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

Bill Holman: The Fabulous Bill Holman

Eight big band tracks, but the great thing here is ten bonus small band sides from Kenton Presents… a truly...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2012

Iiro Rantala: My History of Jazz

Adam Baldych | Iiro Rantala | Lars Danielsson | Morten Lund

When the Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala debuted on ACT, Lost Heroes promptly won him Germany's two most important and prestigious...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

John Abercrombie/Marc Johnson/Peter Erskine: Live At The Nightstage, Boston

John Abercrombie | Marc Johnson | Peter Erskine

Abercrombie was too modest a musician to have a ‘pomp’, but hellfire, on this live recording he was in, let...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2019

Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive: PoliturPassiarer

The Norwegian drummer/percussionist's orchestrations for 13-piece ensemble blends minimalism and Stravinsky-like chamber work in a through-composed setting; while solo passages...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Wes Montgomery: Full House - The Complete Session

Jimmy Cobb | Johnny Griffin | Paul Chambers | Wes Montgomery | Wynton Kelly

Realising that there's gold in them thar Wes Montgomery vaults, EJC have come up with a bunch of outtakes and...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2013

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Ole Morten Vågan: Happy Endings

Eivind Kvernberg | Epsen Reinertsen | Fredrik Ljungkvist | Gard Nilssen | Hakon M. Johansen | Ola Kvernberg | Ole Morten Vagan | Oscar Grønberg | Øyvind Brække | Ririk Hegdal

The size of the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra varies from project to project, from a marching band able to reel off...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Benjamin Taubkin and Adriano Adewale: The Vortex Sessions

Adriano Adewale | Benjamin Taubkin

Having performed together briefly at Dalston's Vortex in 2009, this Brazilian pianist and percussionist decided to take it further and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013