Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms: From the Region
Following recent gigs in London with Peter Brötzmann, the superbly fresh-sounding contemporary Chicagoan vibraphonist Adasiewicz takes just a slightly calmer...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2015
John Turville: Head First
Dave Whitford | James Maddren | John Turville | Julian Argüelles | Robbie Robson
Though John Turville is one of the UK jazz scene's most perceptive heirs to the piano legacy of his former...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2019
Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz 13: NOW! Modern Sounds for the 21st Century
Jazzman's excellent Spiritual Jazz series continues its roll, shimmering into 2021 with 24 tracks that respect the past and embrace...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2021
Sonny Criss: The Joy of Sax/Warm and Sonny
Dating back to the mid-1970s, these two unashamedly commercial albums are firmly – or silkily to be more precise –...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2012
Barney McAll: Precious Energy
After 20 years spent on the stand with artists as diverse as Sia and Gary Bartz, pianist Barney McAll recently...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: March/2022
Plas Johnson: This Must Be The Plas!/Mood for the Blues
Famous for playing cameos on everybody else's discs, Plas is featured on two of his own albums from his heyday...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014
Alune Wade: Sultan
“I have never stopped reading,” explains France-based Senegalese singer, composer and bass virtuoso Alune Wade of the rich sources and...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2022
Dead Belgian: Love & Death: the Songs of Jaques Brel
A Liverpool-based band fronted by Fionnuala Dorrity give it their all in tribute to a witty iconic chansonnier with an...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2012
Hubert Laws: In The Beginning
A showcase for flautist Laws’ extraordinarily wide-ranging talent, from Erik Satie charts to soul-jazz treatment of early hymns, with some...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016
Milt Jackson: Statements/vibrations
Jackson was still touring with Hank Jones in the 1990s, and the magic of the Statements album was still there,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
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