Aubrey Logan: Where The Sunshine Is Expensive

This charismatic LA-based vocalist-trombonist carries off an otherwise run-of-the-mill retro jazzy pop set of originals and classics mostly informed by...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Serena Fisseau & Vincent Peirani: So Quiet

Indonesian-French singer Fisseau and accordionist/pianist Peirani offer up intimate interpretations of French Chanson, Indonesian, Brazilian and English-speaking popular song....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Partisans: Nit de Nit

Thaddeus Kelly | Phil Robson | Gene Calderazzo | Julian Siegel

Since forming back in 1996, the much-admired quartet Partisans have been a force to reckon with. Setting a precedent for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Liam Noble: The Long Game

Liam Noble | Sebastian Rochford | Tom Herbert

The great UK pianist Liam Noble has performed in many guises – as an unaccompanied improviser, as an inspired covers-specialist...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2019

Ken Vandermark & Terrie Ex: Scaffolding

Ken Vandermark | Terrie Ex

Terrie Ex – guitarist with Dutch anarcho punk originators The Ex – has harboured an abiding fascination with improvisation that's...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2019

Clifford Brown: Jazz Immortal

George Morrow | Barry Galbraith | Max Roach | Richie Powell | Henri Renaud | Clifford Brown | Neal Hefti | Gigi Gryce | nine strings | Lou Donaldson

Despite more than 60 years passing since his fatal road accident, the flame of Brown's trumpet still burns brightly, as...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019

Emilia Mårtensson: Loredana

Emilia Mårtensson | Luca Boscagin | Fulvio Sigurta | Adriano Adewale

Named after and dedicated to her mother, Emilia Mårtensson's Loredana is a collection of heart-stopping songs filled with music of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2019

Matt Brewer: Ganymede

Matt Brewer | Damion Reid | Mark Shim

Bassist Matt Brewer's sax and rhythm trio had its genesis in Greg Osby's turn-of-the-century bands. Tenor saxophonist Mark Shim recorded...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2019

Linda May Han Oh: Aventurine

Louisa Rankin | Ches Smith | Gian Slater | Andrew Murray | Matt Mitchell | Linda May Han Oh | Sarah Caswell | Josh Kyle | Greg Ward | Benni von Gutzeit

This fifth release from acclaimed bassist-composer Linda May Han Oh draws its title from a type of translucent, usually green...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2019

Various Artists: Cape Jazz Piano

Hilton Schilder | Ramon Alexander | Ebrahim Shihab | Kyle Shepherd | Murray Anderson | Mike Perry | Mervyn Africa | Jack Momple

It's a shame the South African piano tradition is not as widely available, or as widely celebrated, as all that...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019