Philipp Gerschlauer/David Fiuczynski/Georgi Mikadze/Matt Garrison/Jack DeJohnette: Mikrojazz – Neue Expressionistische M

David Fiuczynski | Matt Garrison | Georgi Mikadze | Jack DeJohnette | Philipp Gerschlauer

Western musicians often explore microtones when evoking all things eastern: but here's a bunch of guys doing it from a...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Aron Ottignon: Team Aquatic

This New Zealander pianist/keyboardist's attempt to mix together an Enaudi-ish hooky pop minimalism, ambient and electro dance sensibilities is surprisingly...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Early Nite: Dustbin Smugglin'

This Manchester-based sax-bass-drum trio mightn't have the sophistication of key influences Ornette's Primetime and Henry Threadgill's AIR, but they're an...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Colosseum: Those Who Are About to Die Salute You

James Litherland | Jim Roche | Tony Reeves | Jon Hiseman | Dave Greenslade | Dick Heckstall-Smith

Well, these recordings didn't die, did they, so all we can do is salute them, even if they've been reissued...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Adam Bałdych & Helge Lien Trio with Tore Brunborg: Brothers

Frode Berg | Tore Brunborg | Per Oddvar Johansen | Helge Lien | Adam Bałdych

This is Adam Bałdych's second collaboration with the Helge Lien Trio following Bridges from 2015 that promised much. On it,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

Alex Ward: Proprioception

Not only London's, but probably the UK's finest exponent of free, extended technique improv on clarinet is also a gripping...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Banda Magda: Tigre

Chris Bullock | Andres Rotmistrovsky | Keita Ogawa | Mika Mimura | James Shipp | Magda Giannikou | Justin Stanton | Maeve Gilchrist | Ricardo Vogt | Bob Lanzetti

Magda Giannikou is a Greek-born multi-instrumentalist with a vast imagination and a synaesthetic approach to composition, with ideas and sound...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2017

Dave Pike: Four Album Classics

Billy Higgins | Walter Perkins | Bill Evans | George Duvivier | Clark Terry | Ray Baretto | Kenny Burrell | Barry Harris | Rudy Collins | Reggie Workman

Vibist Dave Pike began his career on the West Coast during the 1950s, working with the likes of Elmo Hope,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet: Jersey

Mark Guiliana | Jason Rigby | Fabian Almazan | Chris Morrissey

The focus of much of the 37-year-old New Jersey-born cutting edge contemporary drummer Mark Guiliana's work for most of this...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Adam Fairhall: Friendly Ghosts

Adam Fairhall

Fairhall's title conveys his affection for jazz piano's longest-gone spirits. This follow-up to his similarly themed, live group recording The...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: October/2017