Reviews
Alfa Mist: Recurring (Live at Kings Place)
Live albums are often a practical, more affordable release option for artists, which is understandable given the high costs associated...
Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: 11/24
Ben Wendel: Understory - Live At The Village Vanguard
Obed Calvaire | Gerald Clayton | Linda May Han Oh | Ben Wendel
Leader of the pack Ben Wendel is presented here live at the legendary New York venue, at the helm of...
Reviewed by Edie Myer in issue: December/2024
Miles Davis Quintet: Miles in France 1963 & 1964 – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8
Miles Davis | Herbie Hancock | Tony Williams | Ron Carter | Wayne Shorter | George Coleman
This set could well be the most important of the Miles Davis Bootleg Series that began in 2011 with Live...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2024
Lars Danielsson, Verneri Pohjola, John Parricelli: TRIO – Edition Palmer II
Verneri Pohjola | John Paricelli | Lars Daniesson
No surprise there’s a chamber music aura to this gorgeously intimate recording. For the second time (Michael Wollny and Joachim...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/2024
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Poly Tropos/Of Many Turns
Jonathan Finlayson | Sean Rickman | Rich Brown | Steve Coleman
Although he has made a string of notable studio recordings over a four-decade career, Steve Coleman scales creative heights on...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2024
Vazesh: Tapestry
Jeremy Rose | Hamed Sadeghi | Lloyd Swanton
Iranian-born, Sydney-based Hamed Sadeghi trained as a Persian classical musician in Tehran and plays the tar, a long-necked lute with...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2024
Emma Smith: Hat-Trick!
Joe Lee | Luke Tomlinson | Emma Smith | Samuel Watts
2024 has turned out to be quite the year for vocalist Emma Smith. In September she won Jazz Artist of...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/2024
Perfect Stranger: Unfinished Business
These days it’s not unusual for bands to keep going for half a century – the Rolling Stones have survived...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: December/2024
Varre Vartiainen with Mike Stern: Head and Heart
As with his haircut, Mike Stern’s playing, especially when ‘guesting’ is very much his own style. But also, with best...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/2024
Sophie Agnel/John Edwards/Steve Noble: Three On A Match
Steve Noble | Sophie Agnel | John Edwards
These new releases from Cafe OTO’s in-house label showcase two pianists who have proven firm favourites as performers at the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2024
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