Kaidi Tatham: An Insight Into All Minds

B Roberson | Eric Lau | Amir Mitchell Townes | Stro Elliot | Kaidi Tatham

To his great credit, British pianist-producer Kaidi Tatham has been resistant to categorisation for the best part of two decades....

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2021

Nik Bärtsch: Entendre

Nik Bärtsch

The closer ECM Records' founder Manfred Eicher pays attention to a particular session, the more it makes one want to...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2021

Arthur Hnatek Trio: Static

Fabien lannone | Arthur Hnatek | Francesco Geminiani

The debut from this trio is framed by Hnatek's quiet attention to the elements of his drum kit with the...

Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: May/2021

Birchall/Comyn/Fairhall/Perrett: Watergrove Part Two

Adam Fairhall | David Birchall | Michael Perrett | Francis Comyn

The single, half-hour performance on this digital album is entitled ‘We Might Be On The Edge Of A Moor Facing...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2021

Sergio Armaroli & Fritz Hauser: Angelica

Live from the Angelica Contemporary Music festival in Bologna, this avant garde duo has an aleatoric approach to the interface...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Meredith d'Ambrosio: Sometime Ago

Don Sickler | Randy Halberstadt | Steve Johns | Meredith d'Ambrosio | Daryl Johns

Recorded at the historic Van Gelder Recording Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Sometime Ago finds vocalist Meredith d'Ambrosio in...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2021

Wollny/Parisien/Lefebvre/Lillinger: XXXX

Tim Lefebvre | Emile Parisien | Christian Lillinger | Michael Wollny

At the end or 2019, German virtuoso pianist/composer Michael Wollny invited three former playing partners – American bass guitar star...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2021

Taku Sugimoto and Takashi Masubuchi: Live At OTOOTO & Permian

Taku Sugimoto | Takashi Masubuchi

Renowned Japanese electric guitar master Sugimoto (best known for 1990s improv albums like Opposite as well as recordings on his...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: April/2021

New Faces: New Sounds

Young Generation jazz with old generation vibes; a New York sextet formed as a showcase for young talent with a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2021

The Dave Gisler Trio with Jaimie Branch: Zurich Concert

Jaimie Branch | Lionel Friedli | Dave Gisler | Raffaele Bossard

For the follow-up to their 2018 debut, Rabbit On The Run, Zurich-based guitarist Dave Gisler's trio present the entirety of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021