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Strictly Smokin’ Big Band: Strictly Smokin’ & Friends
North-East based trumpeter Lamb founded the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band in 2004 (see story in Jazzwise 295) and has kept...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Adam Forkelid: Turning Point
Carl Mörner Ringström | Adam Forkelid | Niklas Fernqvist | Daniel Fredriksson
Past the opening title track, there is a certain Nordic melancholy to Turning Point, as pianist Adam Forkelid contemplates the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis
Brendan Canty | Anthony Pirog | Joe Lally | James Brandon Lewis
The Messthetics get maximum points for a great name, but that's not all they have in their favour. Drummer Brendan...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024
(ahmed): Giant Beauty
Antonin Gerbal | Seymour Wright | Joel Grip | Pat Thomas
Last month (ahmed) played a four-day residency at Cafe OTO in London that had a truly rapturous finale, and for...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024
Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaic Of Reservoir, Lakes, Paths And Gardens
Amina Claudine Myers | Wadada Leo Smith
Nature has been a consistent source of inspiration for Wadada Leo Smith throughout a long, illustrious career. This collaboration between...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: Live Vol. 1
Steve Ferrone | Brian Auger | Barry Dean | Jack Mills | Alex Ligertwood
Despite the rambunctious energy of Auger’s various line ups, live was where it was at for the Hammond man’s bands....
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2024
Amy’s everything: Amy Gadiaga: All Black Everything
Simon Lamb | Christ-Stéphane Boizi | Tom Waters | Amy Gadiaga | Luke Bacchus | Joseph Oti
All Black Everything has been an awfully long time coming, but it’s been well worth the wait. Singer, bassist, composer,...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: June/2024
Louise van den Heuvel: Sonic Hug
Daniel Jonkers | Sam Comerford | Louise van den Heuvel | Henrik Lasure
First found in the linear-improvising Dishwasher_ trio, Dutch electric bassist Heuvel also works with Aka Moon drummer Stéphane Galland, and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024
Tim Garland: Moment of Departure
A double CD set that effectively celebrates the return of the Lighthouse Trio for a 20th anniversary tour, and, if...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
Ulrich Elbracht/Zoltan Dekany: Silhouettes
Zoltan Dekany | Ulrich Elbracht
A well-considered little gem from the Lamplight Social label based in Leeds, run by saxophonist James Mainwaring, best known for...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
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