Marvin Parks

Pietro Lussu | Nicola Conte | Luca Alemanno | Marvin Parks | Nicola Angelucci

The Baltimore-born, Paris-based vocalist Marvin Parks first came to wider attention in 2012 when he appeared on the well-received Brooklyn...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2017

Hot 8 Brass Band: On The Spot

This hard-hitting Grammy-winning Big Easy-style band are on their fifth album and here their explosive blend of N'Orleans second line,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Bley/Haden/Motian: Memoirs

Paul Motian | Paul Bley | Charlie Haden

If one thought in terms of the pulling power of their names, this would definitely be a summit meeting. Three...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2017

Skullfuck: Fireflies and Mosquitos

What would the Colonel say? This Spanish sax-drums duo live up to their name entirely with a relentlessly cathartic, ear-shattering...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Christian Garrick: Spirit of Stephane

This UK violinist's quaint tribute to Django's legendary group partner Stéphane Grappelli includes tunes by Stevie Wonder and Bill Evans,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Ridina Ahmedová and Petr Tichý: HLASkontraBAS

Ridina Ahmedová | Petr Tichý

The cover of Ridina Ahmedová and Petr Tichý's impeccable, crowd-funded duo debut HLASkontraBAS has an eye peering through a double-bass's...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: May/2017

Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion: This Is The Life I Choose

British singer-songwriter Zoe Schwarz’ Blue Commotion are an authentically nostalgic bunch, with originals close to the early bluesy new wave...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Ray Charles: Zurich 1962

Dickie Wells | Phil Guilbeau | Keg Johnson | Henderson Chambers | John Hunt | Edgar Willis | Don Wilkerson | Rudy Powell | Bruno Carr | The Raelettes

Just three months after yet another raucous open air appearance at the annual jazz festival staged at Antibes Juan-les-Pins, Ray...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2017

Don Joseph: A Tribute to the Jazz Poetry of Don Joseph

This is not, as the name suggests, a words and music album, but a collection of playing by a lyrical...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2017

Vazquez Hirshfield Lee: Second Stream

With so many piano trios screaming for your attention, the Spanish pianist Yago Vazquez's New York-based, post-cool piano trio won't...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017