Reviews
Roberto Magris: Match Point
Roberto Magris | Dion Kerr | Rodolfo Zuniga | Alfredo Chacon
I was first aware of Trieste-born pianist and composer Magris in 2007 as an accomplished post-bop performer, and his reputation...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2022
Kaja Draksler: In Otherness Oneself
The main takeaway from Kaja Draksler’s In Otherness Oneself is that she made it because she can, rather than having...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2022
Ches Smith: Interpret It Well
Bill Frisell | Mat Maneri | Craig Taborn | Ches Smith
The classy chamber-trio lineup that made ECM's 2016 release, The Bell – Ches Smith, Mat Maneri and Craig Taborn –...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2022
Doug Webb: The Message
Greg Osby | Brian Charette | Bob Reynolds | Charles Ruggiero | Doug Webb
Berklee-trained Webb, now 62, has been a busy presence in the LA film and TV soundtrack studios for ages, with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2022
The Dharma Moon Orchestra: Pandemoonia
Randy Brecker | Julian Lage | Matt Oestreicher | Jerry Marotta | Ada Rovatti | David Nichtern
Any album presenting itself with Julian Lage and Randy Brecker on the front cover should be worth at least a...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2022
Jas Kayser: 5ive
Drummer Jas Kayser has already made an impression before the release of this debut as a leader, playing with such...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: June/2022
Quincy Jones Big Band: The Complete 1960 European Concerts
In the late 1950s Quincy Jones put together an all-star American big band to tour Europe as part of a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2022
David Virelles: Nuna
David Virelles | Julio Barreto
Cuban-American pianist David Virelles has been one of the most original figures in contemporary improvised music since debuting as a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2022
Julie Tippetts and Martin Archer: Illusion
It’s been six difficult years since 2015’s Vestigium, the last recording from the long-established collaboration of vocalist/songwriter Julie Tippetts and...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: June/2022
Alphonse Mouzon: By All Means
If you want to wind up Billy Cobham (go on, I dare yah!), just mention disco drumming, and how it...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2022
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