Parisien-Peirani-Schaerer-Wollny: Out of Land

Emile Parisien | Vincent Peirani | Andreas Schaerer | Michael Wollny

Though this was the first performance by this intriguing line-up in Bern in 2016, it is already being hailed a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2017

Trevor Watts Amalgam: Closer To You

Trevor Watts | Liam Genockey | Colin McKenzie

It's good to have this one back. Originally released by Ogun Records in 1979, Closer To You features the trio...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: July/2017

Brother Ah: Divine Music

Nataska Hassan Youssef | Vanesa Dixon | Richard Ashman | Brother Ah | Abena Walker | Nasar Abadey | Habia Diane Hill | Jeanean Gibbs | Lauren Tjane Elliot | Cleo Jomo Faulks

This ambitious 3CD set gathers together the previously unreleased recordings of New York-based spiritual jazz player Brother Ah (aka Robert...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: July/2017

B.J. Jansen: Common Ground

Delfeayo Marsalis | Duane Eubanks | B.J. Jansen | Ralph Peterson | Zaccai Curtis | Dezron Douglas

The lolloping swing that drives the opening modal blues signals baritone saxophonist B.J. Jansen's mainstream aesthetic, the floaty cover of...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2017

Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die

Tomeka Reid | Jaimie Branch | Ben Lamar | Chad Taylor | Jason Ajemian | Josh Berman | Matt Schneider

Though not particularly well known in Britain, Branch has been making steady progress on the NYC and Chicago scenes for...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2017

ACT Family Band: The Jubilee Concert

Nils Landgren | Vincent Peirani | Eric Schaefer | Joachim Kuhn | Émile Parisien | Andreas Schaerer | Dieter Iig | Lars Danielsson | Iro Rantala | Nguyên Lê

Germany's ACT Record's 25th birthday concert in early April this year in Berlin was a vibrant live summation of the...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: July/2017

Olli Hirvonen: New Helsinki

Nathan Ellman-Bell | Luke Marantz | Martin Kenney | Olli Hirvonen | Walter Smith III | Adam O'Farrill

Helsinki heritage, New York base, Brit label, Hirvonen trails the clouds of glory that come with winning prizes and getting...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2017

Things to Sound: 3

If you woz there, then this 42-minute free improv piece by a Swiss trio featuring saxophonist Tobias Meier ‘live’ at...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Lars Danielsson: Libretto III

Magnus Öström | Grégory Privat | Hussam Aliwat | John Parricelli | Björn Bohlin | Arve Henriksen | Lars Danielsson

One of the unfolding joys of the ACT label in recent times is the unfailingly poised and eloquent chamber jazz...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2017

Amok Amor: We Know Not What We Do

Christian Lillinger | Petter Eldh | Peter Evans | Wanja Slavin

The line-up is an exciting one: the ferociously virtuosic NY-based trumpeter Peter Evans, perhaps best known for his role in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017