Reviews
Joe Locke: Makram
In his many UK appearances, Joe Locke has proven his ability to join even the finest band and raise its...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter: Guilty Pleasures
Kurt Elling | Charlie Hunter | Nate Smith
An amuse-bouche before his new SuperBlue album drops later in 2023, Kurt Elling continues his exploration of the funkier side...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2023
Moss Freed/Union Division: Micromotives
Freed by name, freed by nature (look, somebody had to say it!), the guitarist here releases on one album two...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2023
Kenny Barron: The Source
The press notes accompanying this release announce this is Kenny Barron's first solo album since Kenny Barron at the Piano...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2023
Stephan Micus: Thunder
The German musician/composer Stephan Mircus has been playing his vast and often bewildering armoury of specialist percussion instruments - Himalayan...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2023
Harry Christelis: Nurture the Child/Challenge the Adult
Christos Stylianides | Harry Christelis | Andrea Di Biase | Dave Storey
London guitarist Harry Christelis's heroes include Bill Frisell and Paul Motian, and beloved genres range from free improv to folk...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2023
Michael Feinberg: Blues Variant
Michael Feinberg | Noah Preminger | Nasheet Waits | Leo Genovese | Dave Liebman
The Criss Cross label has been quietly but firmly stamping its mark of quality on the shifting sands of New...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2023
Bobo Stenson Trio: Sphere
Bobo Stenson | Anders Jormin | Jon Fält
It seems impossible that it is 52 years since Underwear, Bobo Stenson's debut album on ECM, appeared, marking the beginning...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023
Chris Potter: Got the Keys to the Kingdom - Live at the Village Vanguard
Chris Potter | Scott Colley | Marcus Gilmore | Craig Taborn
There's no such thing as a cursory glance at Chris Potter's discography. Since the early 1990s, the multi-reeds virtuoso has...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2023
Okonski: Magnolia
Steve Okonski | Michael Isvara Montgomery | Aaron Frazer
Dinner jazz for candlelit nights, this mini-album, six tracks over about 25 minutes, has a casual intimacy that's hard not...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2023
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