Reviews

Review of Tryp Tych Tryo: Warsaw Conjunction

Tryp Tych Tryo: Warsaw Conjunction

Tamar Osborn | Wojtek Mazolewski | Nacyet Wakili

On The Corner/Lanquidity

Rating: ★★★

Warsaw Conjunction is an of-the-moment collaboration between Polish bassist Wojtek Mazolewski, and Londoners Tamar Osborn on flute and saxophone and...

Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: August/2024

Review of Neil Cowley Trio: Entity

Neil Cowley Trio: Entity

Evan Jenkins | Neil Cowley | Rex Horan

Editor's Choice

Hide Inside Records

Rating: ★★★★

Is it really seven years since the last Cowley Trio release? Well, you can finally scratch that itch, because they’re...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2024

Review of Vinicius Mendes: Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2

Vinicius Mendes: Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2

Paulo Cardoso | Vinicius Mendes | Estevan Barbosa | Cyrano Almeida | Lucas de Moro | Igor Neves | Rafael de Sousa

Notes on A Journey

Rating: ★★★★

Inciting the sort of delight prompted by a crate-digger’s rare and precious find, the young Brazilian saxophonist, flautist and composer...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024

Review of Mike Monford: The Cloth I’m Cut From

Mike Monford: The Cloth I’m Cut From

MC Napi Devi | Allen Dennard | Xavier Gillium | Tariq Gardner | Jaribu Shahid | Kevin Jones | William Hill | Calvin Taylor | Mike Monford | Pam Wise

Self release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

Monford’s 2012 debut was titled Perseverence – and fittingly so. Armed with a three-point remit - intention, application, community -...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024

Review of Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Petros Klampanis | Nitai Hershkovits | Oded Zzur | Cyrano Almeida

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

This is the third minor masterpiece in succession from Tzur, following Here Be Dragons (2019) and Isabela (2021). Throughout the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2024

Review of Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra

Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra

plus guests René Marie | Obed Calvaire | DJ Logic | Michael Dease | Corey Wilcox | Chris Glassman | Seth Ebersole | Etienne Charles | Gina Izzo | Giveton Gelin

Editor's Choice

Cultzck

Rating: ★★★★

Trinidad-born but now US-based, trumpeter Charles makes much of his Creole antecedents and his concern for their cultural traditions and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024

Review of Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Harbour

Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Harbour

Gary Versace | Jon Wikan | Christine Jensen | Steve Raegele | Ingrid Jensen | Chet Doxas

Nettwerk/Justin Time Records

Rating: ★★★

The recipient of multiple awards – DownBeat magazine’s Critics Poll Rising Star Big Band, Arranger and Soprano Saxophonist winner, JUNOs...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2024

Review of Mike Westbrook: Band of Bands

Mike Westbrook: Band of Bands

Pete Whyman | Karen Street | Coach York | Kate Westbrook | Mike Westbrook | Chris Biscoe | Marcus Vergette

Editor's Choice

Westbrook Records

Rating: ★★★★

Westbrook’s Band of Bands could hardly be better titled. This is a new band comprised of master musicians that have...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2024

Review of Tomasz Stańko: September Night

Tomasz Stańko: September Night

Tomasz Stańko | Marcin Wasilewski | Sławomir Kurkiewicz | Michał Miskiewicz

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

September Night, a previously unreleased concert, completes a quartet of recordings and follows chronologically on from Soul of Things, a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2024

Review of Sarah Hanahan: Among Giants

Sarah Hanahan: Among Giants

Sarah Hanahan | Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts | Marc Cary | Nat Reeves

Blue Engine Records

Rating: ★★★

Sarah Hanahan is right there in the thick of the NYC mainstream sound, touring internationally with Joe Farnsworth and The...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2024

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