Reviews
Theo Croker: BLK2Life: A Future Past
Theo Croker’s last album Star Nation earned him a Grammy nomination, and the steep ascent of the Florida-born composer, producer...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2022
Phil Robson: Portrait in Extreme
Phil Robson | Christine Tobin | David Little
Partly nurtured by lockdown, but definitely inspired by his new life amid the lakes and castles of the Republic of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022
Wadada Leo Smith/Henry Kaiser/Alex Varty: Pacifica Koral Reef
Wadada Leo Smith | Henry Kaiser | Alex Varty
Nature, as well as family and community, has long been an important reference in the work of Wadada Leo Smith...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022
Mark Murphy: Midnight Mood
Here’s the premier male jazz vocalist of his day in assertive form in front of an octet taken from the...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022
Nate Radley: Puzzle People
Jay Anderson | Adam Nussbaum | Nate Radley
Radley is a new name to me but he’s evidently quite a presence on the New York scene as both...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022
Wendell Harrison: Dreams of A Love Supreme
Originally released in 1980, the first reissue of this somewhat obscure album was on the Tidal Waves Music label was...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2022
Joel Ross: The Parable of the Poet
Blue Note labelmates Ross and Immanuel Wilkins have been two of the most eagerly-embraced African-American jazz newcomers of recent years,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2022
Harry Christelis & Pedro Velasco: Scribbling
Harry Christelis | Pedro Velasco
All credit to the Ubuntu label, which continues to support acts who may not grab headlines but who explore the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022
Dave Stryker: As We Are
Following his well received Baker’s Dozen, the mellifluous guitar man strikes out (someone had to say it) in a new...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022
Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio: Animal Crossing
Rudy Royston | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Francois Moutin
Jazz records named after million-selling video games aren't a common occurrence, and neither are elite improv trios who like dressing...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2022
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