Reviews
Wollesen Ferm: Heart in Hand
Rune Kjeldsen | Anders Christensen | Ned Ferm | Kenny Wollesen
Wollesen and Ferm are American but rooted in Copenhagen and active in the scene there. Their debut as co-leaders on...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2023
The Banger Factory: Warriors
Luca Caruso | Deschanel Gordon | Ruben Fox | Mark Kavuma | Theo Erskine | Conor Chaplin
Mark Kavuma's close articulation, razor-sharp timing and soulful tone put him firmly in the lineage of legendary trumpeter Lee Morgan....
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2023
Village of the Sun: First Light
Simon Ratcliffe | Moses Boyd | Binker Golding
London duo Binker & Moses aren’t really the type to sit still. Last year's excellent album Feeding the Machine, their...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: February/2023
Sunking: Smug
Cole Schuster | Alex Dyring | Bobby Granfelt | Donnie Sujack | Alex Dugdale | Antoine Marte
A side project from Granfelt and Marte, best-known for leading the Seattle-based retro futurist collective High Pulp (see Jazzwise 275),...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2023
Robert Mitchell True Think: Hold The Light/The New Resistance
There has always been a strong socially– conscious element in the music of Robert Mitchell and on this multi-layered, ambitious...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra: Maternity Beat
Mollestad's great gift is to use music to give voice to those who have had their own taken from them....
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Sonido Solar: Eddie Palmieri Presents Sonido Solar
“The young musicians that are on this record have given me the fortitude to write and play piano at another...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Matters Unknown: We Aren't Just
Multi-instrumentalist Jonny Enser (aka MatterS Unknown) is best known for contributing to afro-funk group Nubiyan Twist's trademark, horn-heavy sound. We...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Chick Corea: The Montreux Years
When Chick Corea's long and productive career was ended in February 2021, he left behind a recorded legacy that the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Steve Turre: Generations
Trombonist Turre is heard here with some younger players, one of whom is his son Orion, the idea being to...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
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