Andrea Motis: Emotional Dance

Ignasi Terraza | Josep Traver | Andrea Motis | Joel Frahm | Esteve Pi | Joan Chamorro

Aged just 21, the Barcelona-based trumpeter, singer and composer Andrea Motis is no stranger to the recording process, having already...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2017

Billy Childs: Rebirth

Ido Meshulam | Rogerio Boccato | Alicia Olatuja | Billy Childs | Hans Glawischnig | Claudia Acuña | Steve Wilson | Eric Harland

Childs, who turned 60 in March, got off to an early start with J.J. Johnson and then Freddie Hubbard, and...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2017

Ollie Howell: Self-Identity

Matt Robinson | Henry Spencer | Ollie Howell | Duncan Eagles | Ant Law | Max Luthert

Ollie Howell swung through karmic extremes in 2009, distracted from the growing pain in his head by the patronage of...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2017

Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft: Serenity Knolls

Jamie Saft | Bill Brovold

Surprise package this, exploring the softer sides of two musicians with a prevalence for noisier climes. Serenity Knolls fits neatly...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2017

Carsten Dahl Experience: Caleidoscopia

Nils Davidsen | Carsten Dahl | Stefan Pasborg | Jesper Zeuthen

There is no shortage of Carsten Dahl recordings, and this latest with his Experience follows on from the triology Humilitas...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2017

John Patitucci/Yotam Silberstein/Rogerio Boccato: Irmãos de Fé

Rogerio Boccato | John Patitucci | Yotam Silberstein

Bassist John Patitucci has long been among the instrument's elite ‘doublers’, distinguishing himself in particular on double bass in imperiously...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: May/2017

Don Cherry/Dewey Redman/Charlie Haden/Eddie Blackwell: Old and New Dreams

Dewey Redman | Don Cherry | Charlie Haden | Eddie Blackwell

When these four graduates of the University of Harmolodics entered a New York recording studio in 1976, Old and New...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: May/2017

Benedikt Jahnel Trio: The Invariant

Benedikt Jahnel | Owen Howard | Antonio Miguel

The Invariant might be taken as a neat summation of where the jazz piano trio is at right now –...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2017

Steve Lacy Quintet: Troubles

Chanting, free improv, compositions and an unusual ensemble with Irene Aebi's violin joining the reeds of Lacy and Steve Potts,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2017

Count Basie: The Complete Basie Rides Again

The early ‘New Testament’ band in 1952 (including a selection of small groups drawn from the ranks) is a harbinger...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2017