Reviews
Nduduzo Makathini: Modes of Communication: Letters From The Underworld
A member of Shabaka & The Ancestors, South African pianist Makathini steps out as a solo artist in his own...
Reviewed in issue June/2020
Shabaka & The Ancestors: We Are Sent Here By History
The British-South African ensemble picks up smartly from where it left off with 2016’s Wisdom Of Elders. In places there...
Reviewed in issue May/2020
The Comet Is Coming: The Afterlife
Dan Leavers | Max Hallett | Shabaka Hutchings | Joshua Idehen
This EP companion to Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery comes from the same sessions, and expands on...
Reviewed in issue February/2020
John Coltrane: Blue World
Jimmy Garrison | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones | John Coltrane
One year on from the international success of Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album comes another ‘lost album, this...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
The Comet Is Coming: Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Dan Leavers | Max Hallett | Shabaka Hutchings
The Comet Is Coming's name alludes to apocalypse and a sense of human proportion in the cosmos, diving into religious...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Long Ago and Far Away
Clearly, 2007 was a good year for the late bass maestro Charlie Haden’s duets with extraordinary pianists. In March, at...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2018/2019
McCoy Tyner: Today and Tomorrow
With the discovery of lost material from John Coltrane’s classic quartet circa 1963 causing a stir recently, it’s worth casting...
Reviewed in issue August/2018
John Coltrane Quartet: Both Directions At Once – The Lost Album
Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones
Universal have been remarkably coy about The Lost Album with security surrounding its release the equal of that protecting the...
Reviewed in issue July/2018
Sons Of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile
Congo Natty | Theon Cross | Eddie Hick | Shabaka Hutchings | Tom Skinner | Joshua Idehen
An increasingly visible representative of British jazz for international audiences, Shabaka Hutchings has never been afraid to voice his opinion...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Various Artists: The Passion of Charlie Parker
The presence of producer Larry Klein on any recording is always a marker of artistic excellence, and such is the...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
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