Reviews
Eden Giat Quartet: Crossing the Red Sea
Eden Giat is a member of the circle of musicians around bassist Avishai Cohen and when Giat visits New York...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2021
Steve Gadd Band: At Tokyo Blue Note
Pre-covid live performances have qualities that, gig-starved as we are, makes them even more treasured. Nothing beats the intensity of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2021
Rosie Frater-Taylor: Bloom
Lockdown has impacted musicians so many ways, but for Frater-Taylor, while acknowledging the tragedy at the heart of the pandemic,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2021
Lauren Henderson: Musa
The Massachusetts-born, NYC-based vocalist, composer and lyricist Lauren Henderson returns with her eighth album as leader. Daringly conceived and beautifully...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2021
Lunar Octet: Convergence
Detroit's multifaceted Lunar Octet released their debut album Highway Fun way back in 1994, garnering accolades for its mix of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021
Marek Konarski: Konarski & Folks
The 29 year-old saxophonist Marek Konarski's profile in European jazz has steadily been rising over the past decade, only to...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2021
Kevin Hays, Ben Street, Billy Hart: All Things Are
This is from a live-stream session beamed to the world by Smoke Jazz Club, on New York's Broadway, ostensibly to...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2021
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
Chicago's Black Monument Ensemble originated as a vehicle for leader Damon Locks’ sound collage work and, while it's now a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2021
Brad Mehldau: Variations on a Melancholy Theme
Brad Mehldau and the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based Orpheus Chamber Orchestra toured Europe, Russia, and the US with Variations on...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021
Ruth Goller: Skylla
Ruth Goller's rock-inflected electric bass – equal parts grungy and ambient – has been one of the hallmark sounds of...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021
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