Kevin Eubanks: The Messenger

Kevin Eubanks | Alvin Chea | Robin Eubanks | Duane Eubanks | Marvin Smitty Smith | Joey De Leon Jr | Bill Pierce | Rene Camacho

Writing in the sleeve booklet, guitarist Eubanks explains that on this date he wanted to broaden out from a narrow...

Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Hot Club of Detroit: Junction

An unusual experimental take (it includes a cool Ornette's ‘Lonely Woman’ with a vocal) on traditional gypsy jazz, featuring the...

Reviewed in issue November/2012

Tia Fuller: Angelic Warrior

Fuller | Shamie Royston | Terri Lyne Carrington | Rudy Royston | John Patitucci | Mimi Jones | Shirazette Tinnin | Dianne Reeves

Although her membership of Beyoncé's band is one of the prime talking points in the alto saxophonist's career, one could...

Reviewed in issue November/2012

Jonathan Butler: Grace and Mercy

The South African singer-songwriter/guitarist applies his Christian lyrics to what is now considered the more poppy mainstream end of soul...

Reviewed in issue November/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 in issue August/2016

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 in issue April/2012

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Charlie Hunter | Ronnie Laws | Stanley Jordan | Christian McBride | Nicholas Payton | Mike Stern | Kenny Garrett | Russell Malone | Charnett Moffett | Kenwood Dennard

Ever wondered what happened to Stanley Jordan? He was the self-taught boy wonder whose amazing two-hand-tapping system for guitar was...

Reviewed in issue November/2011

Christian McBride Big Band: The Good Feeling

Steve Davis | Ulysses Owens | Christian McBride | Michael Dease | James Burton | Carl Maraghi | Nabate Isles | Ron Blake | Nicholas Payton | Todd Williams

The first big band release by the celebrated bassist and composer. It’s very retro but you have to listen carefully...

Reviewed in issue November/2011

Warren Wolf

Christian McBride | Tim Green | Warren Wolf | Gregory Hutchinson | Jeremy Pelt | Peter Martin

Born in The Wire territory of Baltimore, Warren, now 31, is quite a rarity these days in that he tells...

Reviewed in issue October/2011

Tia Fuller: Decisive Steps

Warren Wolf | Tia Fuller | Miriam Sullivan | Christian McBride | Maurice Chestnut | Shamie Royston | Sean Jones | Kim Thompson

Saxophonist Fuller made an excellent impression when she guested on Sean Jones’ first Mack Avenue album and has continued to...

Reviewed in issue June/2010