Joanna Strand: Cloud Illusions
With her background in UK musical theatre, the vocalist Joanna Strand brings an attractive tonal purity to a selection of...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022
Julie Kjær 3: Dobbeltgænger
John Edwards | Julie Kjær | Steve Noble
Danish saxophonist Julie Kjær has been based in London for several years now, during which time she's struck up a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2016
Ola Onabule: Seven Shades Darker
Good-natured soul-R'B with a singer in the Philly-Detroit 1970s vein, though backed by jazzy horns/rhythm that's closer to 80s pop-soul....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Four Classic Albums
This group has Marmite qualities, but if you’re in the community who like it, then these albums lie at the...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020
Peter Jones: One Way Ticket To Palookaville
Davide Giovannini | Geoff Gascoyne | Neil Angilley | Peter Jones | Vasilis Xenopoulos
Great arrangements, a nicely varied track list, a killer band. This debut album from London-based vocalist Peter Jones has lots...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2013
JoVia Armstrong: The Antidote Suite
The Detroit-raised drummer, percussionist and educator JoVia Armstrong self-released her debut album Fuzzy Blue Robe Chronicles back in 2009, prompting...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2022
Biréli Lagrène and Sylvain Luc: Best Moments
Biréli Lagrène first made an impact on the jazz scene when he was 13, releasing Routes to Django: Live in...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2012
Tara Minton and Ed Babar: Two For The Road
Ed Babar | Lilia Iontcheva | Stan Sulzmann | Tara Minton
This fine duo album from Australian harpist/vocalist Tara Minton and London bassist Ed Babar celebrates a long-standing musical collaboration. Penned...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2022
Josh Nelson: Discoveries
This is already young West Coast-based pianist/composer Josh Nelson’s fifth album as leader and he puts an unexceptionally breezy LA...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011
Thumbscrew: Multicolored Midnight
Mary Halvorson | Michael Formanek | Tomas Fujiwara
Anniversaries mean little musically, but there’s something reassuring in Thumbscrew marking a decade of collaboration with their seventh release together....
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2022
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