James Beckwith: SE10

James Beckwith | Sam Rapley | Chelsea Carmichael | Harry Pope | Joe Bristow | Todd Speakman | Joe Downard | Sheila Maurice-Grey | James Copus

If James Beckwith's name isn't at the forefront of current press coverage of ‘the new jazz thing’, a glance at...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: February/2022

Geoff Eales: Memoir

Andy Findon | Geoff Eales | Ray Roughler Jones

Who wouldn’t want to spend an hour in the genial company of Geoff Eales? Recorded as a solo celebration for...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2022

corto.alto: Not For Now

Anoushka Nanguy | Franz Von | Ewan Haste | Simon Herberholz | James Copus | Alex Palmer | Graham Costello | Harry Weir | Stevie Cossar | Fergus McCreadie

Having gathered the cream of the local Glaswegian jazz scene's young turks to support him, trombonist Liam Shortall celebrated his...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: February/2022

Georgia Cécile: Only The Lover Sings

Mario Caribe | Georgia Cécile | Michael Owers | Konrad Wiszniewski | Max Popp | Ryan Quigley | Euan Stevenson

2021 was definitely something of an annus mirabilis for the vocalist and songwriter, Georgia Cécile. She won a host of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2022

Anthropods

Susanna Gartmayer | Jakob Gnigler | Irene Kepl | Clemens Sainitzer | Mark Holub

The pandemic found Led Bib bandleader Mark Holub trapped in Vienna, his adopted home since 2012. The drummer used the...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: February/2022

Gui Duvignau: Baden

This French-Brazilian bassist’s enjoyable album dedication to the compositions of fellow countryman Baden Powell is pushed a level up with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022

The Geordie Approach & Michiyo Yagi: Live at SuperDeluxe

Ståle Birkeland | Chris Sharkey | Petter Frost Fadnes | Michiyo Yagi

For this limited edition LP, Norwegian avant-trio The Geordie Approach are joined by Japanese electric koto virtuoso Yagi, who fits...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2022

Dave Jones: Unfinished Sentences

Nick Hill | Robin Jones | Barrie Nathan | Herbie Flowers | Dave Jones | Dave Trigwell | Les Cirkel | John Piper | Mike Harris

British pianist Dave Jones recorded this album while studying for a master’s degree at Kingston University in 1999 (with the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2022

Mr Mibbler: Leave Your Thoughts Here

Thom Hell | Knut Reiersrud | Erik Honoré | Bjørn Klakegg | Andreas Ulvo | Jørgen Munkeby | Nils Petter Molvaer | Mathias Eick | Nils Petter Molvær | Anja Garbarek

This is the third album from Mr Mibbler, the Norwegian trio comprising musician-producer trio Thom Hell, Jørn Raknes and Vidar...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2022

Shawnn Monteiro: You Are There

Joe Farnsworth | Kenny Barron | Nat Reeves | Shawnn Monteiro | Steve Davis | Josh Bruneau | Dave Zinno | Steve Langone | Mike Renzi | John Allmark

Monteiro is the daughter of the late bassist Jimmy Woode, and dedicates this album to him. Father and daughter did...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2022