Land Of Kush: Sand Enigma

Jason Sharp | Dina Cindric | Vicky Mettier | Sam Shalabi | Geneviève Heistek | Amir Amiri | Ivan Bamford | Alexandre St-Onge | Devin Brahja Waldman | Maurice Louca

Sam Shalabi is an Egyptian-Canadian composer and improviser who splits his time and energies between musical scenes in Montreal and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Carmen Souza: The Silver Messengers

An interesting tribute to Horace Silver: this squeaky-voiced, yet rich-toned London-based singer shares a Cape Verdean heritage with the soul...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Paul Booth: Travel Sketches

Paul Booth | Steve Hamilton | Andrew Bain | Dave Whitford

Urbane, relaxed, yet bristling with intent, Travel Sketches is all you'd expect from a Booth release: immaculate playing, a feel...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Ahmad Jamal: Ballades

Ahmad Jamal | James Cammack

Ahmad Jamal's journey into musical immortality began over 60 years ago with his version of the jazz standard ‘Poinciana’, featured...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

BATL Quartet: Live

Gerald Watkins | Jason Marsalis | Jasen Weaver | Oscar Rossignoli

Brandon Allen, the tenor-sax wielding BA of the BATL quartet, moved from Perth, Australia to London in 2000, while pianist...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2020

Luca Manning with Fergus McCreadie: When The Sun Comes Out

A rising vocal star in his native Glasgow, Luca Manning has an affecting sensitive vocal lying somewhere between Chet Baker...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Steven Herring: Introducing

Jay Anderson | Kirk Knuffke | Stephen Riley | Steven Herring | Billy Drummond | Russ Lossing

On Introducing, Julliard graduate and operatic baritone Steven Herring brings together 10 Great American Songbook classics, fronting an impressive band...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

The Steve Howe Trio: New Frontier

If 1970s prog was played by a jazz ensemble it might sound something like this; the ex-Yes guitarist, his drumming...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Poncho Sanchez: Trane's Delight

Joey DeLeon | Andy Langham | Giancarlo Alfredo Duncan | Ron Blake | Francisco Torres | Rene Camacho | Robert Hardt | Norell Thompson | Poncho Sanchez

A seven-year hiatus, and Grammy-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez gifts us a masterwork that partly explains where he's been; if you're...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

DSC: MonkTime

Monk's compositions are justifiably some of the most covered in jazz history. These moodily languid interpretations from ex-Jazz Messenger bassist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020