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Eduardo Delgado Lopez | Caspar Brötzmann | Danny Longman

There are high hopes for this young German guitarist who leads a sextet (featuring Austrian trombonist Nils Wogram) that leads...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2020

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: 50th Anniversary Collection

Del McCoury band | Andrew Bird | Richie Havens | Pete Seeger | Tom Waits | Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Here's an elegantly presented 4-CD box set documenting the PHJB's history over the first half-century of its existence. Tulane University's...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Jimmy Herring: Subject to Change without Notice

Hippy rock, gypsy swing and jazz-rock are on the old world menu of the second solo album by this veteran...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Nik Börtsch's Ronin: Live

Gerald Watkins | Jason Marsalis | Jasen Weaver | Oscar Rossignoli

While Ronin have made three fine studio albums for ECM – Stoa (2005), Holon (2007) and Liyría (2010) – this...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020

Roman Filiu: Musae

David Virelles | Marcus Gilmore | Adam Rogers | Reinier Elizarde | Roman Filiu | Dafnis Prieto

Roman Filiu was born in Cuba, but lived for several years in Madrid where much of the music on this,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Michael Occhipinti and Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon

Mark Kelso | Kevin Turcotte | Roberto Occhipinti | Elizabeth Shepherd | Michael Occhipinti

Featuring the voices of Elizabeth Shepherd, Yvette Tollar, Dominic Mancuso, Denzal Sinclaire and Laila Biali, paired with the talents of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2012

Conly Harding Jones Taylor: Grass Roots

A raggedly forceful free jazz collective, featuring a horn frontline of baritone saxophonist Andrew Harding, and Matthew Shipp's alto sax...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Oz Robù Trio: Oz Robù

Recording their debut for a London label, this young contemporary Italian piano trio favours coolly sensuous grooves in a latin/Mediterranean...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Eric Reed: The Baddest Monk

José James | Etienne Charles | Matt Clohesy | Seamus Blake | Henry Cole | Eric Reed

While not the baddest tribute ever to Monk, there are interesting things going on here, including the fact that pianist...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2012

Rabih Abou-Khalil: Hungry People

Rabih Abou-Khalil | Luciano Biondini | Michel Godard | Jarrod Cagwin | Gavino Murgia

The Paris-based Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil has enjoyed a long career with Enja Records, where his mastery of this...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2012