David Glasser: Hypocrisy Democracy

Ben Allison | Dave Glasser | Andy Milne | Matt Wilson

The 1970s New York circles that David Glasser grew up in were steeped in jazz and the politics of civil...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2020

Don Braden/Joris Teepe Quartet: In The Spirit of Herbie Hancock

Rob van Bavel | Joris Teepe | Owen Hart Jr | Don Braden

Don Braden came to the fore along with various ‘young lions’ in the 1980s and, while not one of the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2020

Glenn Zaleski: The Question

An elegant young pianist, Zaleski has played with Ravi Coltrane among others, and his quintet's soft-centred, breezy take on largely...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

John Minnock: Herring Cove

An unusual jazz-led venture in which a soul and jazz influenced vocalist, in trio with guest Dave Liebman, sings of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

Tatsuya Nakatani & Shane Parish: Interactivity

Percussionist Nakatani and guitarist Parish integrate atmospherically to make a quite gripping avant jazz noise with shades of Velvet Underground,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Dr. Michael White: Live

Gerald Watkins | Jason Marsalis | Jasen Weaver | Oscar Rossignoli

This set was taped at Basin Street Records' 20th anniversary party at the Little Gem club in New Orleans and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2020

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin’

Lee Morgan | Jymie Merritt | Bobby Timmons | Hank Mobley | Art Blakey

Now here's what you call an archival gold nugget!A rediscovered studio recording by the short-lived spring 1959 edition of Blakey's...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: July/2020

Rain Sultanov: Influence

Rain Sultanov | Nils Ölmedal | Isfar Sarabski | Dagobert Böhm

Rain Sultanov mans jazz's Azerbaijan outpost, running the Baku Jazz Festival and writing a history of the music in the...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2020

The Jerry Granelli Trio: Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison

Jamie Saft | Bradley Christopher Jones | Jerry Granelli

It's extremely gratifying to hear that at the age of 79, and after almost six decades as a leading jazz...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2020

Matt Gold: Imagined Sky

This Chicago-based guitar trio (plus guest vocalists on a few tracks including Sara Serpa) have an engaging sound, and wield...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020