Lehrmann Stieger & Meinhart Makela: Marriage Material

If you’re a dedicated retro jazz-rock head then this wacky German quartet, combining 1970s latin and heavy rock influences, might...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Tortusa: Bre

John Derek Bishop

Tortusa is essentially the project of one man, electronics wiz Bishop, who lives in Stavanger, Norway. For Bre, his second...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2021

Airto Moreira & Flora Purim: Live at Jazzfest Bremen 1988

Flora Purim

Once upon a time, the Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Guimorvan Moreira and his wife, iconic singer Flora Purim,...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021

Album Interview: Lars Danielsson Liberetto: Cloudland

Lars Danielsson

Lars Danielsson's Libretto have staked-out a corner of jazz for themselves where calm, thoughtful, melodically based improvisation prevails. The group...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2021

Yuri Storione, Jorge Rossy & Dominik Schürmann: This Time The Dream's On Us

Yuri Storione

The Basel-based Storione is a hugely talented pianist with a formidable technique and a style that is rooted in the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2021

The Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Funk Is My Religion

Sweet soul, groove-jazz and funk has been the retro ingredients effectively served up by trombonist Nils Landgren over the last...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Peace Flag Ensemble: Noteland

John Naher

A drumless quintet is unusual, as are free-flowing group improvisations marked by tight construction. Peace Flag Ensemble, a new outfit...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: July/2021

Miles Davis: Merci Miles! Live at Vienne

Miles Davis

In July 1991, three months before his death, Miles Davis played at the Jazz à Vienne Festival in France. Zycopolis...

Reviewed by George Cole in issue: July/2021

Patrick Naylor: Winter Dream

The UK-based guitarist's fourth album release has an engaging tone with its chilled Brazilian and latin influences mixed with an...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Tommaso Starace: The Power Of Three

Tommaso Starace

The 45-year-old Italian saxophonist Starace has been a presence on the British scene since coming in his late teens to...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2021