Imperial Tiger Orchestra: Mercato

Not an orchestra in the conventional sense, Swiss-based trumpeter Raphael Anker's ensemble is winningly influenced by Ethiopiques star Mulatu Astatke....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012

Anderskov Accident: Full Circle

An award-winning pianist and composer, Denmark's Jacob Anderskov has released 15 albums as a leader over the past decade or...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: August/2016

Toni Harper: With the Oscar Peterson Quartet

The 18-year-old Harper shows vocal maturity beyond her years on her original Verve album Toni, with bonuses backed by Dizzy,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Edward Ricart Quartet: Ancón

Herb Robertson | Jason Ajemian | Andrew Barker | Ed Ricart

Ohio-based guitarist, Ed Ricart, has already played with an impressive cross-section of America's contemporary creative music community, from William Hooker...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2012

Andrew Cyrille and Haitian Fascination: Route Des Freres

Andrew Cyrille | Alix Pascal | Lisle Atkinson | Frisner Augustin | Hamiet Bluiett

Andrew Cyrille's Haitian roots have featured as something of a footnote in the biographies that rightly hail him as one...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2012

The Wee Trio: Ashes to Ashes

Joe Sample

A New Orleans vibes-led trio paying tribute to David Bowie but the set hopelessly misses the mark....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015

Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

Since winding-up his hugely successful New Conception of Jazz group a couple of years ago, Wesseltoft has been assiduously developing...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015

Kenny Garrett: Seeds From The Underground

Benito Gonzalez | Ronald Bruner | Nedelka Prescod | Kenny Garrett | Nat Reeves | Rudy Bird

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you meet the handsome prince, as my dear old mum used...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2012

Ivo Perelman/Joe Morris/Gerald Cleaver: Family Ties

Joe Morris | Ivo Perelman | Gerald Cleaver

Power trio is associated first and foremost with guitars but Perelman makes a more than convincing case that reeds can...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2012

Stéphane Grappelli: Plays Jerome Kern

Stéphane and his regular group are backed by strings on a collection of Kern material, but he seems somewhat weighed...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012