Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke: Hope

Kevin Hays | Lionel Loueke

Established bandleaders and in-demand sidemen, pianist Hays and guitarist Loueke, make a formidable combination. They strike a good balance in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2019

Diego Figueiredo: Come Closer

Brazilian acoustic-guitarist Figueiredo's intimate, yet MOR-jazz versions of Jobim cuts and scattered standards are of high-quality, largely thanks to his...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2019

Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis

Ian Haysksy | Thierry Amar | Ryan Sawyer | Sam Shalabi | Ryan White | Matana Roberts | Hannah Marcus | Nadia Moss | Steve Swell | Jessica Moss

The fourth installment in Matana Roberts' ambitious meditation on African-American history and folklore focuses on the city of Memphis “unlike...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2019

Kjetil Mulelid Trio: What You Thought Was

The allegiance to Keith Jarrett is clear throughout this haunting suite of originals by this Nordic pianist Mulelid, whose subtle...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2019

JD Allen: Barracoon

Ian Kenselaar | JD Allen | Nic Cacioppo

JD Allen's 13th album marks a return to no-frills sax-and-rhythm piano-free jazz. The saxophonist's peppery warmth and tonal inflections recall...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2019

Keiji Haino/Merzbow/Balazs Pandi: Become The Discovered, Not The Discoverer

Balazs Pandi | Masami Akita | Keiji Haino

The sonic superglue that bonds together this infernal trio of improvisational noisemakers is the hard-hitting, almost leisurely paced beats of...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2019

George Coleman: Live at Yoshi's

Ray Drummond | George Coleman | Harold Mabern | Alvin Queen

After 27 years in jazz, Coleman's first major feature in a leading music magazine came in 1980. There has not...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2019

Tim Ries: Life Changes

Jasia Ries | Gonzalo Grau | Bill Frisell | Mauro Refosco | Gregoire Maret | Stacey Shames | Scott Colley | Tim Ries | Jack DeJohnette | James Genus

Ries is best known for his decades on sax and keys for the Stones from which two impressive recordings came,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2019

Chanda Rule: Sapphire Dreams

This Chicago-born, Vienna-based vocalist draws from neo-soul and R&B, as much as jazz, and digs much deeper on her impressively...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2019

John Yao's Triceratops: How We Do

This trombonist-led New York quintet, featuring feral saxophonist Jon Irabagon, is an energetic yet slightly unfocused sweep across jazz idioms...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2019