Jimmy Greene: Beautiful Life

Cyrus Chestnut | Christian McBride | Jonathan Dubose | Lewis Nash | Jimmy Greene | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Renee Rosnes | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Pat Metheny | Kenny Barron

Although personal tragedy has been the background to many an artistic statement, few could conceivably match the devastatingly cruel fate...

Reviewed in issue February/2015

Raul Midon: Don't Hesitate

David Bailen | Marcus Miller | Lizz Wright | Daniel Bailen | Midon | Daniel Sadownick | Richard Hammond | Dianne Reeves

The American vocalist-guitarist's singing and playing are as consistent as ever, but he is let down by his material on...

Reviewed in issue November/2014

Mack Avenue Super Band: Live From the Detroit Jazz Festival – 2013

Aaron Diehl | Rodney Whitaker | Evan Perri | Gary Burton | Carl Allen | Kirk Whalum | Warren Wolf | Sean Jones

The CD of the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival must have sold reasonably well enough for Mack Avenue to release one...

Reviewed in issue November/2014

Freda Payne: Come Back to Me Love

Best known for her uplifting Northern Soul hit ‘Band of Gold’, Freda has always been a R&B-influenced jazz singer too...

Reviewed in issue September/2014

Sean Jones: Im.pro.vise Never Before Seen

Orrin Evans | Luques Curtis | Obed Calvaire | Sean Jones

For the purposes of jazz industry marketing, Jones may be profiled as the great post-bop hope, nouveau Freddie et al....

Reviewed in issue September/2014

Jackiem Joyner: Evolve

Lil Man Soul, as he's known to his fans, is a saxophonist, programmer and arranger on this derivative smooth jazz...

Reviewed in issue July/2014

The Nels Cline Singers: Macroscope

Yuka C. Hinda | Scott Amendola | Josh Jones | Zeena Parkins | Trevor Dunn | Cyro Baptista | Nels Cline

Though he originally came out the 1980s jazz scene on the US West Coast, guitarist Nels Cline has also been...

Reviewed in issue July/2014

Alfredo Rodriguez: The Invasion Parade

Javier Porta | Esperanza Spalding | Peter Slovak | Billy Carrion | Pedrito Martinez | Alfredo Rodriguez | Roman Filiu | Henry Cole

The son of a popular Cuban TV personality, former child prodigy Rodriguez had a strong classical training background (Bach, Beethoven,...

Reviewed in issue May/2014

Danilo Pérez: Panama 500

Roman Diaz | Alex Hargreaves | Adam Cruz | José Antonio Hayans | Sachi Patitucci | John Patitucci | Eulogio Olaideginia Benitez | Brian Blade | Ricaurte Villarreal | Milagros Blades

For the best part of his career the 49 year-old pianist has been something of a cultural evangelist for his...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Threeway: Looking Forward, Looking Back

the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra and guests | Mitch Glickman

With the addition of leading vibraphonist Jim Hart, this unfashionable but eloquent chamber bop trio led by bassist Ben Crosland...

Reviewed in issue November/2015