Reviews
Jimmy Heath: Four Classic Albums
Once dubbed ‘Little Bird’, a sobriquet earned for both his diminutive stature and his early allegiance to Charlie Parker, Jimmy...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: February/2020
Matt Wilson: Hug!
This tightly-bonded quartet (with a frontline of saxophonist Jeff Lederer and cornetist Kirk Knuffke) have an affiliation with early Ornette...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020
Idris Muhammad: Kabsha
One of the key bridges between jazz and hip-hop New Orleans, drum legend Idris Muhammad has a special place in...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2020
Thumbscrew: The Anthony Braxton Project
For their fifth album, experimental music trio Thumbscrew were invited to explore the vast Anthony Braxton archive that is stored...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2020
Vanderlei Pereira & Blindfold Test: Vision for Rhythm
Brazilian-born kit drummer Vanderlei Pereira has recorded and appeared with a wealth of top Brazilian and Latin artists: Tito Puente....
Reviewed by Jane Çornwell in issue: October/2020
Citrus Sun: Expansions and Visions
Citrus Sun is the long-time passion project of celebrated Incognito leader and producer Bluey Maunick. Given that the group is...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020
Stirrup+6: The Avondale Addition
Here cellist and lynchpin of the Chicago scene, Fred Lonberg-Holm, combines two long-running projects: his trio Stirrup featuring bassist Nick...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2020
Stanley J Zappa: Muster Point
Saxophonist Stanley J, like Uncle Frank, is an unconventional artist and in duo (occasionally trio) alongside a fellow Milford Gravesmentored...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020
Dave Pietro: Hypersphere
Saxophonist Pietro heads a good quality large ensemble (that includes pianist Gary Versace and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin) through an airily...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020
Diego Urcola Quartet ft. Paquito D’Rivera: El Duelo
The cover artwork sees Urcola and D'Rivera back-to-back, trumpet and clarinet raised a la pistols at dawn. The gauntlet, we're...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020
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