Eleni Karaindrou: Concert in Athens

Jan Garbarek | Eleni Karaindrou | Alexander Myrat | Vangelis Christopoulos | the Camerata Orchestra

This haunting, evocative album largely derives from music written for motion pictures by the late filmaker Theo Angelopoulos and theatre...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2013

Alexander Hawkins and Louis Moholo-Moholo: Keep Your Heart Straight

Louis Moholo-Moholo | Alexander Hawkins

South Africa's Louis Moholo-Moholo came to London close to half a century ago and, together with his fellow exiles, went...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: April/2013

Frank Wess and Thad Jones: Opus De Blues

Swinging, but inventively contemporary, mainstream from the great saxophonist and Thad (plus brother Hank) on fine form with an all-star...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2013

Johnny Griffin Big Soul Band: White Gardenia

A welcome return to print for Griffin's two big band albums with Norman Simmons charts and sparkling solos from Clark...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2013

The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra: Have you Heard

Jazz musicians of the future provide a snapshot of the concert programme of a regional youth big band struggling with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2013

Jason Yarde/Oli Hayhurst/Eddie Prévost: Meetings With Remarkable Saxophonists – Volume 3

Oli Hayhurst | Eddie Prévost | Jason Yarde

As the great drummer Prévost says in his liner notes, “the ‘trick (the aesthetic impetus) must surely be to create...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2013

The Weave

A Liverpool-based band led by the trumpeter Martin Smith with swing-toboppish soloists performs a set of originals with New Orleans-ish...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2013

Martin Sanders: Jazz in The City

Not enough gloss here to be classed as smooth jazz, this over stylised, urban groove-jazz sextet is inspired by ‘the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2013

Lage Lund Four: Live at Smalls

Stacy Dillard | Kush Abadey | Josh Evans | Frank Lacy | Rashaan Carter | Theo Hill

Norway-born, New York-based guitarist Lage Lund has a glitzy Berklee, a place at the Juilliard, winner of the 2005 Thelonious...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2014

Salif Keita: Talé

Bobby McFerrin | Prince | Haroun Samaké | Cyril Atef | Julia Sarr | Salif Keita | Djeli Moussa | Aboussi Cissoko | Onane ‘Olyza’ Zamati | Roots Manuva

World music purists have been up in arms about this latest effort from Malian superstar singer Salif Keita, nicknamed the...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2013