Reviews
Jim Black: Malamute
Chris Tordini | Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Óskar Guðjónsson
Jim Black emerged in New York's downtown scene of the 1990s, playing alongside Dave Douglas and Tim Berne. He went...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: May/2017
Han Bennink Trio: Adelante
If any musician seems a good candidate for the title ‘Jazz Janus’, it's Han Bennink – a towering sentinel of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2017
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
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
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
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