Reviews
John Pope Quintet: Citrinitas
Graham Hardy | Faye MacCalman | Johnny Hunter | John Pope | Jamie Stockbridge
An avowed champion of the Northern, especially Newcastle, jazz scene, and with the support of the Arts Council and the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2024
Bobby Wellins Quartet: What Was Happening
Spike Wells | Adrian Kendon | Bobby Wellins | Pete Jacobsen
There’s a perception that Bobby Wellins’ contribution to jazz is becoming restricted to his solo on ‘Starless And Bible Black’...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2024
Kandace Springs: Run Your Race
A tribute to her late father, the Nashville soul singer Kenneth 'Scat' Springs, who fronted his own band and sang...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2024
Amaro Freitas: Y’Y
The Brazilian jazz pianist Amaro Freitas has previously released three trio albums that melded rhythms including baião, frevo and other...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2024
Zzebra: Hungry Horse (Live in Germany 1975)
Liam Genockey | Tommy Eyre | John McCoy | Alan Marshall | Steve Byrd | Lasisi Amao | Dave Quincy
Watch out! There’s a Zzebra crossing. But where we are going, we don’t need roads… or warning signs. Just prick...
Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: May/2024
Kenny Garrett & Svoy: Who Killed AI?
One of the significant exponents of the alto saxophone in the 1990s and 2000s, Kenny Garrett has long taken an...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2024
Omar Sosa: Omar Sosa’s 88 Well Tuned Drums
The soundtrack of the multi-award-winning 2022 documentary by filmmaker Soren Sorensen, Omar Sosa’s 88 Well Tuned Drums further supports the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2024
Jan Garbarek Quartet: Afric Pepperbird
Terje Rypdal | Jon Christensen | Arild Andersen | Jan Garbarek
I’m sure it has been mentioned before, but this Luminessence series of classic ECM re-releases are actually better than the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2024
Mal Waldron: Four Classic Albums
New Yorker Waldron (1925-2002) had a two-part career. Initially, he worked in and around NYC with some of the leading...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2024
Blueblut: Lutebulb
Mark Holub | Pamelia Stickney | Chris Janka
Two Vienna-based bands, each featuring Led Bib drummer Mark Holub– but that’s about it for commonalities. Acoustic quintet Anthropods was...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: May/2024
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