Review of Rasmus Sørensen: At The Right Time

Rasmus Sørensen: At The Right Time

Francesco Ciniglio | Jon Henriksson | Rasmus Sørensen

April Records

Rating: ★★★

Danish pianist and composer Rasmus Sørensen moved to New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music, join the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: December/2024

Review of Oscar Peterson Quartet: City Lights – Live in Munich, 1994

Oscar Peterson Quartet: City Lights – Live in Munich, 1994

Lorne Lofsky | Martin Drew | Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Oscar Peterson

Editor's Choice

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★★

This latest collaboration between Mack Avenue and Two Lions producer Kelly Peterson, OP’s widow, follows closely on from Con Alma...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/2024

Review of Sun Ra: Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank

Sun Ra: Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank

Atakatune | Craig Harris | Dale Williams | Damon Choice | Danny Davis | Danny Ray Thompson | Eddie Thomas | Eloe Omoe | James Jacson | John Gilmore

Resonance

Rating: ★★★★

Confusingly, Resonance Records have decided to give their latest collection of Sun Ra recordings virtually the same title as the...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2024

Review of Mari Kvien Brunvoll & Stein Urheim with Moskus: Barefoot In Bryophyte

Mari Kvien Brunvoll & Stein Urheim with Moskus: Barefoot In Bryophyte

Anja Lauvdal | Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson | Hans Hulbækmo | Mari Kvien Brunvoll | Stein Urheim

Hubro

Rating: ★★★★

Norway’s much remarked, now venerable declaration of folk-based jazz independence blooms into blissful new dimensions with this first collaboration between...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2025

Review of Sam Coombes: Time of Life

Sam Coombes: Time of Life

Julien Charlet | Nico Morelli | Sam Coombes | Yoni Zelnik

33Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

This is the first album from polymath, multi-saxophonist Sam Coombes since the more frenetic Pace of Change (2016). It’s a...

Reviewed by Victoria Kingham in issue: March/2025

Review of Elliot Galvin: The Ruin

Elliot Galvin: The Ruin

Elliot Galvin | Freya Goldmark | Patrick Dawkins | Richard Jones | Ruth Goller | Sebastian Rochford | Shabaka Hutchings | Val Welbanks

Editor's Choice

Gearbox Records

Rating: ★★★★

Back in 2019 the Elliot Galvin Trio recorded Modern Times live-mixed and cut direct to vinyl as ‘a quiet protest...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2025

Review of Sidsel Endresen/Jan Bang/Erik Honoré: Punkt Live Remixes Vol. 2

Sidsel Endresen/Jan Bang/Erik Honoré: Punkt Live Remixes Vol. 2

Adam Betts | Audun Erlien | Cecilia Zilliakus | Davíð Þór Jónsson | Eivind Aarset | Ensemble Modern | Erik Honoré | Erland Dahlen | Eténèsh Wassié | Eyvind Klang

Punkt Editions

Rating: ★★★

Often in partnership with Jan Bang, Erik Honoré is a pioneer of live sampling, most famously in the pair’s Punkt...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2025

Review of Alison Rayner Quintet: SEMA4

Alison Rayner Quintet: SEMA4

Alison Rayner | Buster Birch | Deirdre Cartwright | Diane McLoughlin | Steve Lodder

Blow the Fuse Records

Rating: ★★★

Alison Rayner’s quintet has deep roots: she and Deirdre Cartwright have played together since they were both in legendary feminist...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: March/2025

Review of Waldo’s Gift: Malcolm’s Law

Waldo’s Gift: Malcolm’s Law

Alun Elliot-Williams | Harry Stoneham | James Vine

Severn Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

The Waldo’s Gift story is well-known in their Bristol hometown: an instrumental guitar trio pulled together the night before for...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2025

Review of Emaginario: Interlude Of The Duende

Emaginario: Interlude Of The Duende

Eric Harland | Ethan Margolis | Larry Grenadier

Ropeadope/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★

Guitarist Ethan Margolis is an unusual artist in that he reversed the usual flow of jazz traffic by deserting his...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2024

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