Claire Martin: Believin' It

Martin Sjöstedt | Claire Martin | Niklas Fernqvist | Daniel Fredriksson

From the super-fine musicianship to the beautiful recorded sound, Claire Martin’s first album with her new all-Swedish trio is a...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2019

Chris Sharkey/Mark Sanders: The Orchid and the Wasp

Mark Sanders | Chris Sharkey

This release from respected UK improvisers Mark Sanders and Chris Sharkey takes its name from a 1980 work of French...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2019

Crispell/Kalmanovitch/Teitelbaum: Dream Libretto

The Philadelphian avant-garde pianist-composer Marilyn Crispell’s poignant ode to her deceased parents and relatives on the first half of Dream...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

SEED Ensemble: Driftglass

Joe Bristow | Shirley Tetteh | Sarah Tandy | Theon Cross | Miguel Gorodi | Sheila Maurice-Grey | Mr. Ekow | Xana | Chelsea Carmichael | Patrick Boyle

Though Cassie Kinoshi is fully aware of 1960s American civil rights suites such as her alto icon Jackie McLean’s It’s...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2019

Anne Mette Iversen & Norbotten Big Band: Everything In Between

Zoot Warren | Dudley Phillips | Huw Warren

Esteemed Swedish orchestra, Norbotten Big Band, demonstrate a versatility akin to the greatly admired Dutch Metropole Orkest. A quality of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Andy Hague: Coming Of Age

Andy Hague | Chris Jones | Jim Blomfield | Ben Waghorn | Mark Whitlam

Trumpeter Hague is a luminary of the potent Bristol jazz scene, as are Waghorn and Blomfield, of course. Their collective...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2019

Johnny Griffith Quintet: The Lion, Camel & Child

The Toronto native saxophonist’s local quartet includes saxophonist Stacy Dillard and a guest appearance from NY-star trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. This...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Tom Arthurs: Augmented Nature

Tom Arthurs

Tom Arthurs adopts the role of rural flâneur on this his first solo outing, the result of a 10-day trip...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: March/2019

Pitsiokos/Santos Silva/Zetterberg: Child of Illusion

The Ornette-influenced, young-gun alto saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos works on the fringes of the Brooklyn experimental scene, and here works his...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: The Seasons Of Being

The pianist-composer Andy Milne leads a dry-toned leftfield jazz session highlighted by spoken word, song and rap by singers including...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019