Reviews
Freedom beckons: Archie Shepp & Jason Moran: Let My People Go
In saxophonist Archie Shepp's lengthy and illustrious career, he has had a string of esteemed piano partners: Horace Parlan, Joachim...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2021
Various Artists: Croydon Composers Volume 3
Roland Perrin | Bellatrix | Dennis Rollins | Prathap Ramachandra | Shri Sriram
While the ‘collab' has become a ubiquitous phenomenon as quarantined musicians connect and create online in myriad forms, the Croydon...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: April/2021
Logan Richardson: AfroFuturism
Alto saxophonist and composer Logan Richardson's take on the Afrofuturist aesthetic mixes spacey jams with his Blues People band into...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2021
Sam Newbould: Bogus Notus
There's the breath of something fresh about Newbould's new release which follows swiftly upon his acclaimed debut Blencathra.Whether it reflects...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021
Shez Raja: Tales from the Punjab
Ahsan Papu | Shez Raja | Fiza Haider | Qamar Abbas | Kashif Ali Dani | Zohaib Hassan
The British Asian electric bass player Shez Raja has been lauded for an Indofunk sound that blends East and West...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2021
Out of Necessity…: Laura Toxværd with Jacob Anderskov and Maria Faust: Calling – Graphic Notation in 3 Parts
Maria Faust | Jacob Anderskov | Laura Toxværd
The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021
Brian Charette: Power from the Air
Kenny Brooks | Brian Charette | Itai Kriss | Brian Fishler | Karel Ruzicka | Mike DiRubbo
Brian Charette keeps you on your toes: last time he was on Steeplechase he was roogalating with a big band:...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021
Adrian Younge: The American Negro
Ambitious in reach, unapologetic in stance, insightful and deeply nuanced, The American Negro is a critique detailing the systematic racism...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2021
Out of Necessity…: Andy Champion & Graeme Wilson: Shoes For Losers
The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021
David Helbock, Sebastian Studnitzky, Arne Jansen: The New Cool
The Austrian-born pianist David Helbock's albums on ACT have not quite flattered to deceive – showing promise but failing to...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2021
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