Reviews
Jennifer Hartswick: Something in the Water
Christian McBride | Conor Elmes | Jennifer Hartswick | Rob Marscher | Nicholas Cassarino
Released via Christian McBride's Mack Avenue Music Group imprint, Brother Mister Productions, and recorded at the legendary Sound Emporium Studios...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2022
Andy Bey: Experience And Judgment
A recent reissue (reviewed on p50) of Max Roach's 1968 masterpiece Members, Don’t Git Wearyprovided a welcome opportunity to hear...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2022
JoVia Armstrong: The Antidote Suite
The Detroit-raised drummer, percussionist and educator JoVia Armstrong self-released her debut album Fuzzy Blue Robe Chronicles back in 2009, prompting...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2022
John Escreet: Seismic Shift
John Escreet | Eric Revis | Damion Reid
The pianist-composer John Escreet found himself in a room with just a piano for company during lockdown. Without any worldly...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2022
Anteloper: Pink Dolphins
Jeff Parker | Jaimie Branch | Jason Nazry | Chad Taylor
Three releases, all featuring trumpeter-composer Jaimie Branch, and all given extra – and unwelcome – piquancy by her sudden death...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2022
Will Bernard: Pond Life
Tim Berne | Will Bernard | Chris Lightcap | Ches Smith | John Medeski
The guitarist Will Bernard has occasionally been referred to as a musician deserving of more recognition. There is however no...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2022
Horace Tapscott: Legacies For Our Grandchildren: Live In Hollywood 1995
Horace Tapscott | Thurman Green | Dwight Trible | Fritz Wise | Roberto Miranda | Michael Session
Like many significant figures in improvised music, pianist-composer-bandleader Horace Tapscott recorded much more material than was released in his lifetime....
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2022
Olivia Murphy: Moonrise
Olivia Murphy | Becca Wilkins | Olly Chalk
For those who only know Murphy from the big-souled sweep of her orchestra (watch out for the EP coming soon!),...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2022
Mal Waldron: Searching In Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert
Previously unissued, this is another release by producer Zev Feldman, taken from the vaults of Radio France. Despite his fairly...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2022
Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarp Collective: Reflections
On this, her much-anticipated sophomore album, Ukrainian born, London-based harp player and composer Alina Bzhezhinska forges ahead with a mission...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2022
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