Darius Brubeck Quartet: Years Ago

Darius Brubeck | Matt Ridley | Dave O'Higgins | Wesley Gibbens

Brubeck describes the title tune – written by South African saxophonist Duke Makasi and reminiscent in mood and melody of...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2017

Michael Blanco: Spirit Forward

A well-crafted if mostly soporifc slice of contemporary post-bop with a competent band (John Ellis, Kevin Hays and Clarence Penn)...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive: PoliturPassiarer

The Norwegian drummer/percussionist's orchestrations for 13-piece ensemble blends minimalism and Stravinsky-like chamber work in a through-composed setting; while solo passages...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Nicolas Kummert: La Diversité

Nicolas Thys | Nicolas Kummert | Karl Jannuska | Lionel Loueke

Nicolas Kummert made quite an impression with last year's Drifter, in a group he co-leads with pianist Alexi Tuomarila. La...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2017

Barry Green Trio: Almost There

Barry Green | Tom Rainey | Drew Gress

The pianist Barry Green has self-produced a handful of enterprising recordings for his Mole Tone label that are testament to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Caipi

Kyra Garey | Zola Mennenöh | Pedro Martins | Alex Kozmidi | Frederika Krier | Antonio Loureiro | Chris Komer | Eric Clapton | Amanda Brecker | Andi Haberl

All is change chez Kurt Rosenwinkel, aka this jazz generation's Pat Metheny whose ‘music is the sound of the future’...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2017

Jerry Coker: Composes, Arranges, Plays

This is what Fresh Sound does so well, collecting the work of a relatively unknown player – here a Midwestern...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2017

Binker & Moses: Journey To The Mountain Of Forever

Byron Wallen | Sarathy Korwar | Tori Handsley | Youssef Dayes | Moses Boyd | Evan Parker | Binker Golding

Following the critical acclaim lavished on their 2015 debut Dem Ones, Binker and Moses consolidate and expand, both in ideas...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2017

Joey DeFrancesco + The People: Project Freedom

Troy Roberts | Joey DeFrancesco | Dan Wilson | Joey Defrancesco | Jason Brown

We don't know when this album was recorded, but it's hard not to hear it as something of a counter-call...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2017

Wingfeld Reuter Stavi Sirkis: The Stone House

Asaf Sirkis | Markus Reuter | Yaron Stavi | Mark Wingfeld

Wingfield and Reuter share an avid interest in the guitar's technological potential. Wingfield has explored synth-like sounds and micro-tweaked tones...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2017