The Comet Is Coming: Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

Dan Leavers | Max Hallett | Shabaka Hutchings

The Comet Is Coming's name alludes to apocalypse and a sense of human proportion in the cosmos, diving into religious...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2019

Billie Holiday: Four Classic Albums: Second Set

Featuring just under two and a half hours of music, Avid Jazz's 2CD set brings together four albums recorded by...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Jessica Pavone: In The Action

Jessica Pavone

New York-based Jessica Pavone has played on dates with William Parker, Wadada Leo Smith and Anthony Braxton, but jazz is...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: May/2019

Eugenia Choe: Verdant Dream

The young pianist-composer's intimately impressionistic, pastoral approach to contemporary piano-trio jazz (with support from bassist Danny Wheeler and drummer Alex...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2019

Nobuki Takamen: The Nobuki Takamen Trio

On his seventh album, this New York-based guitarist's trio has a broad spectrum of influences ranging from rock and country...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2019

Mike Walker: Ropes

Julian Hanson | Rachel Jones | Paul Allen | Lucy Baker | Sophie Coles | Gemma Babs | Rose Redgrave | Jennifer Langridge | Paula Smart | Kate Evans

Manchester's Mike Walker, one of the most exciting and imaginative jazz-to-fusion guitarists in Europe, has been thrilling audiences and captivating...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019

Eberhard Weber: The Following Morning

Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo | Eberhard Weber | Rainer Brüninghaus

The bassist Eberhard Weber has been a pivotal artist in terms of the evolution of an ECM sound, debuting with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2019

Ronnie Scott & The Band: Live At Ronnie Scott's

Jonathan Harvey | Bill Laurance | Marijus Aleksa

Often eclipsed by the club he started in 1959, and his dry, oblique sense of humour, Ronnie Scott was undoubtedly...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2020

Francesco Covarino + Matthew Sage: A Single Double Exposure

Matthew Sage | Francesco Covarino

Covarino, an Italian living in Spain, and Sage, a Coloradoan residing in Chicago, hooked up for the first time at...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2019

Moppa Elliott: Jazz Band/Rock Band/Dance Band

A triple-decker offering from the bassist-leader of New York jazz provocateurs Mostly Other People Do the Killing features three different...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2019