Trish Clowes: My Iris

Trish Clowes | Ross Stanley | James Maddren | Chris Montague

The Iris idea surfaced on 2012's And In The Night-Time She Is There with a three-piece chamber suite entitled ‘The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2017

Mike LeDonne & The Groover Quartet: That Feelin'

Joe Farnsworth | Eric Alexander | Vincent Herring | Mike LeDonne | Peter Bernstein

This is LeDonne's eighth Savant album as a leader and he's dedicated it to his disabled daughter, Mary, for whom...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2017

Kyle Eastwood: Candid Kyle

Andrew McCormack | Martyn Kaine | Kyle Eastwood | Graeme Flowers | Graeme Blevins | Dave O'Higgins

‘Go whistle!’ Kyle Eastwood (perhaps) told his dad, legendary film actor and director Clint, before going into the studio to...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2017

Various Artists: Making Rooms: Mopomoso Tour 2013

David Leahy | Alison Blunt | Benedict Taylor | John Edwards | Alex Ward | John Russell | Evan Parker | Pat Thomas

Any London-based fan of what Lol Coxhill called ‘squeaky bonky music’ will be familiar with Mopomoso (MOdernism POstMOdernism SO what?),...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: February/2017

Mercury: Sea Speak

A Manchester-based quintet plays jazz that has a kind of poppy, saccharine ambience about it that sometimes sits dangerously close...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Micic/Abercrombie/Bernstein/Lund: Inspired

It's intriguing to compare the various aesthetics of this guitar summit of musicians from America, Norway and Serbia performing a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Ibrahim Maalouf: Live Tracks 2006-2016

Ibrahim Maalouf

In 2006 Ibrahim Maalouf stepped out at the New Morning in Paris to make his debut onstage appearance as leader....

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2017

Bobby Previte: Mass

Jamie Saft | Don McGreevy | Marco Benevento | Bobby Previte | The Rose ensemble | Reed Mathis | Mike Gamble | Stephen O'Malley

As a daring musical iconoclast, the drummer Bobby Previte could probably give John Zorn a run for his money. An...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Cinema Italia

An Italian quartet, featuring accordionist Luciano Biondini and saxophonist Rosario Giulani emphasise the romantic and playful side of titles by...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Yusef Lateef: Live at Ronnie Scott's

Jonathan Harvey | Bill Laurance | Marijus Aleksa

In many ways, Yusef Lateef's reputation preceded him. A tall and commanding stage presence, there are actually very few albums...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2020