Jazz Worms: Squirmin’

It must be one of the longest ever waits for a sophomore album but the Denver-based cult jazz ensemble Jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Maria Kannegaard Trio: Sand i en Vik

Thomas Strønen | Maria Kannegard | Ole Morten Vågan

Recently nominated for a Norwegian Grammy for this new release, the Danish-born pianist-composer Maria Kannegaard's long­standing trio have continued to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Maria Grand: Reciprocity

Savannah Harris | Maria Grand | Kanoa Mendenhall

The Swiss-born New York based young tenor saxophonist Grand generated credible plaudits for her 2018 full debut release Magdalena with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Masabumi Kikuchi: Hanamichi

Masabumi Kikuchi

Towards the end of his life, Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi concentrated almost entirely on free improvisation. However, on this, his...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2021

Thumbscrew: Never Is Enough

Michael Formanek | Mary Halvorson | Tomas Fujiwara

You know how it is. You pop into Woolies for a can opener and come out with zircon encrusted tweezers....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2021

Living In Shadows

Zoë Gilby | Emma Fisk | Paul Edis | Graeme Wilson | George Milburn | Andy Champion | Mark Williams

Four years in the making, this eight-track album from the husband and wife pairing of award-winning vocalist Zoë Gilby and...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2021

Satoko Fujii: Hazuki

Satoko Fujii

Reviewing the duo Futari in last month's issue, I described Satoko Fujii as “highly prolific” and indeed in 2018, the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2021

Avishai Cohen: Two Roses

Alexander Hanson | Elchin Shirinov | Avishai Cohen | Mark Guiliana

The Israeli bassist-vocalist has featured strings in his work before but this is his first recording with an orchestra, which...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2021

Pieranunzi Fonnesbæk Duo: The Real You

Thomas Fonnesbæk | Enrico Pieranunzi

Reviewing Common View, Pieranunzi's fine 2018 trio release on the Challenge label for our June 2020 issue, it seemed relevant...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2021

Educated Guess: Educated Guess Vol. 1

Dave Tucker | Pat Thomas | Thurston Moore | Mark Sanders

Just two weeks before the initial Covid-19 lockdown was announced last March, guitarist Dave Tucker assembled a small group of...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: May/2021