Dans Les Arbres: Phosphorescence

Made up of three Norwegians (including pianist Christian Wallumrød) and a Frenchman, Dans Les Arbres prove there's life after ECM...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Andy Scott + Group S: Ruby and All Things Purple

Dave Graham | Andy Scott | Barbara Thompson | Laurence Cottle | Chris Caldwell | Gwilym Simcock | Jim Fieldhouse | Mike Hall | Jon Hiseman | Simon Willescroft

Formed in 1995, saxophonist Andy Scott's Manchester-based SaxAssault has recently changed its name to Group S to reflect the less...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Various Artists: Consider Yourself! The Highs of Lionel Bart

Perhaps The Highs and Lows of Lionel Bart might be a more accurate sub-title. Something of a one-hit wonder, Bart...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

John Abercrombie: Up and Coming

Joey Baron | John Abercrombie | Marc Copland | Drew Gress

A typically modest title from an artist now seamlessly entwined with the ECM label. Abercrombie has long eschewed the rock...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2017

Cameron Graves: Planetary Prince

Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner | Ronald Bruner Jnr | Ryan Porter | Hadrien Feraud | Cameron Graves | Kamasi Washington

Pianist-vocalist Graves is the first member of ‘The West Coast Get Down’, the collective whence came Kamasi Washington, to make...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2017

Tohpati Ethnomisson: Mata Hati

The fusion's all wrong on this Indonesian guitarist's crass mix of overstated Gamelan rhythms and jazz rock....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Becca Toft: Searching

The lead trumpeter in the Nu Civilisation orchestra tries her hand as a singer-songwriter on a set of originals inspired...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Tigran Hamasyan: An Ancient Observer

Tigran Hamasyan

The Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan is a classic example of the globalisation/glocalisation trend in jazz today. As he showed...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2017

Phronesis: The Behemoth

Anton Eger | Frankfurt Radio Big Band | Julian Argüelles | Ivo Neame | Jaspar Høiby

After a decade faithful to their beloved and classic trio format, Phronesis find themselves borne aloft upon the giant sound...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2017

BRIDGES: With Seamus Blake

Ole Morten Vågan | Anders Thorén | Espen Berg | Seamus Blake | Hayden Powell

The Norwegian quartet has chosen its band name with intent: to form a bridge between the music of its home...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2017