Reviews
Stephan Micus: Thunder
The German musician/composer Stephan Mircus has been playing his vast and often bewildering armoury of specialist percussion instruments - Himalayan...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Bobo Stenson Trio: Sphere
Bobo Stenson | Anders Jormin | Jon Fält
It seems impossible that it is 52 years since Underwear, Bobo Stenson's debut album on ECM, appeared, marking the beginning...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Sebastian Rochford: A Short Diary
Kit Downes | Sebastian Rochford
Track titles seem to be merely an afterthought for a lot of jazz musicians. It's not so often within the...
Reviewed in issue February/2023
Wolfert Brederode/Matangi Quartet/Joost Lijbaart: Ruins and Remains
The young Dutch pianist Wolfert Brederode wrote his Ruins and Remains suite in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2022/2023
The Arild Anderson Group: Affirmation
Helge Lien | Arild Andersen | Håkon Mjåset Johansen | Marius Neset
First, congratulations to Arild Andersen for his prestigious award on 26 September 2022 as Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Jakob Bro/Joe Lovano: Once Around The Room: A Tribute To Paul Motian
Apart from being one of the greatest drummers in improvised music, Paul Motian was also a composer who achieved the...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Julia Hülsmann Quartet: The Next Door
Marc Muellbauer | Heinrich Köbberling | Julia Hülsmann | Uli Kempendorff
This is the second album by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet. Their first together, Not Far From Here from 2019, suggested...
Reviewed in issue October/2022
Enrico Rava/Fred Hersch: The Song Is You
Enrico Rava has a particular affinity for working in duo with pianists, his notable previous collaborators including Stefano Bollani and...
Reviewed in issue October/2022
Keith Jarrett: Bordeaux Concert
From the man who probably singlehandedly put the totally improvised solo piano recital on the map in the 1970s and...
Reviewed in issue October/2022
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Elastic Wave
Petter Eldh | Gard Nilssen | Andre Rollgheten
After three albums on the Clean Feed and Odin labels, Nilssen’s debut on ECM is his fourth as a leader...
Reviewed in issue September/2022
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