The Svetlana Marinchenko Trio: Letters to My Little Girl

Classically-trained Russian pianist mixes hip-hop, Bill Evans-esque introspection, electronica, vocals and spoken word. It doesn't always work, but there's no...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2021

PRISM Quartet ft Ravi Coltrane, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter: Heritage/Evolution Vol 2

Joe Lovano | Taimur Sullivan | Zachary Shemon | Chris Potter | Matthew Levy | Timothy McAllister | Ravi Coltrane

The Prism Quartet’s ongoing exploration of the boundaries between classical music and jazz continues with this spicy blend of formal...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2021

Andrew Woolf: Song Unsung

Dave Manington | Simon Roth | Andrew Woolf | Joe Auckland | Rob Updegraff

As a member of Alvorada, Andrew Woolf is a leading light in the UK choro scene, choro being a style...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2021

Jon Irabagon: Bird with Streams

Jon Irabagon

Filipino-American saxophonist Jon Irabagon won a Thelonious Monk Piano Competition prize in 2008, and with his debut album,The Observer, revealed...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2021

Sean Gibbs: When Can I See You Again?

Riley Stone-Lonergan | Sean Gibbs | Rob Brockway | Jay Davis | Calum Gourlay

Although trumpeter Sean Gibbs’ debut album draws heavily on the modern mainstream, it avoids the generic. The result is a...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2021

Mikael Máni: Nostalgia Machine

Magnús Trygvason Elíassen | Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi | Sölvi Kolbeinsson | Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir | Mikael Máni Ásmundsson | Marína Ósk Þórólfsdóttir

You might call Mikael Máni’s second studio album jazz; or on the other hand you might follow the Icelandic guitarist’s...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2021

Phil Meadows Group: Beware Of The Bear

Michael De Souza | Nick Tyson | Phil Meadows | Joe Downard | Jay Davis

December 2015Phil Meadows’ last project was an ambitious collaboration with the Engines Orchestra: this new release, his first since 2014,...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: October/2021

On Our Own Clock

Theon Cross | Zoe Molelekwa | Damola Owolade | Yahael Camara Onono | Danalogue | Mpumelelo Mcata | Asher Gamedze | Lex Blondin | Nosisi Ngakane | Tarang Cissokho

Three ‘How to Make Art in a Pandemic’ interludes in On Our Own Time give a glimpse into collaboration among...

Reviewed by Christine Hannigan in issue: October/2021

Victor Feldman: Four Classic Albums

Victor Feldman

There was a time when the British music press, principally the Melody Maker, were full of the exploits of local...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021

Jenny Green: Always & Forever

Neville Malcolm | Claire Martin | Rob Barron | Jenny Green | Winston Clifford | Adrian York | Chris Traves

This second album from vocalist Jenny Green scores highly for its imaginative song list, excellent core band that features pianists...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2021