Rosie Turton: Rosie Turton's 5ive

Ben Hayes | Jake Long | Johanna Burnheart | Luke Newman | Maria Chiara Argirò | Rosie Turton | Twm Dylan

Jazz re:freshed have established themselves as one of the engine rooms of the London scene in recent years. Through their...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2019

Matthias Schriefl: Six, Alps & Jazz

Alexander Morsey | Bodek Janke | Federico Aluffi | Florian Trübsbach | Gregor Bürger | Heiko Bidon | Jeffrey A. ‘Jam’ McGuire | Johannes Bär | Martin Seiler | Matthias Schriefl

Young German jazz trumpeter Matthias Schriefl came to fore in his native land fronting an outfit called Shreefpunk. The aforementioned...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2013

Beaver Harris/Don Pullen: 360º Experience: A Well Kept Secret

Beaver Harris | Bill Warnick | Buster Williams | Candido | Don Pullen | Francis Haynes | Greg Williams | Hamiett Bluiett | Ricky Ford | Sharon Freeman

This meeting between free-jazz drummer Beaver Harris and piano player Don Pullen is a forgotten classic that, thanks to the...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: August/2018

Leo Gandelman: VIP VOP

London's hippest specialist Brazilian label likes to dig up hidden treasures and here's a saxophonist, better known in Brazil for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2012

José James/Jef Neve: For All We Know

At first sight, José James’ major label debut appears to be a concession to easily packaged classicism: a singer, piano...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2015

Spirit In The Dark: Now Is The Time

Anders Engen | Audun Erlien | David Wallumrød

Organ Club nights at Oslo's Cosmopolite Scene let these Norwegian session veterans hone their Hammond trio craft. The result moves...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2016

Duke Ellington: Treasury Shows, Vol. 16

Two full–length broadcasts from October and November 1945, plus material from 1943, add high quality Ellington performances to the commercially...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Eri Yamamoto Trio: Life

This New York-based pastoral jazz pianist-composer's 10th release as leader again showcases her longstanding trio of bassist David Ambrosio and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Lynne Arriale Trio: Chimes of Freedom

EJ Strickland | Jasper Somsen | KJ Denhert | Lynne Arriale

What first strikes you when listening to a Lynne Arriale recording is the sheer beauty of her piano sound: the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2020

New Faces: Straight Forward

Producer Marc Free reaches back into the Posi-Tone recording catalogue to select tunes for a New York sextet full of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018