Reviews

Review of Nick Walters: Marine Moods

Nick Walters: Marine Moods

Kudjovi Kush | Nim Sadot | Nick Walters | Laurie Lowe | Rebecca Nash | Tenderlonious

DOT Records

Rating: ★★★★

Does Nick Walters ever break sweat? Certainly when seen live in any of his eclectic range of projects he is...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Stacey Kent: Summer Me, Winter Me

Stacey Kent: Summer Me, Winter Me

Jeremy Brown | Jim Tomlinson | Joshua Morrison | Graham Harvey | Anthony Pinciotti | Art Hirahara | Stacey Kent | Tom Hubbard

Naïve Records

Rating: ★★★★

Summer Me, Winter Me sees Kent weaving her supremely subtle storytelling through a handpicked selection of fan requests which harmoniously...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Steve Lehman/Orchestre National De Jazz: Ex Machina

Steve Lehman/Orchestre National De Jazz: Ex Machina

Steve Lehman | Jonathan Finlayson | Chris Dingman | Frederic Maurin

Editor's Choice

Pi Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Having established himself as one of the 2000s' pivotal composer-improvisers with a series of small group recordings, American alto saxophonist...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne

Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne

Keith Jarrett

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

It’s tempting to suggest that this Lausanne and Bremen solo concert set was a stepping stone towards his landmark The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Matt Calvert: Million Seller

Matt Calvert: Million Seller

Mamadou Sarr | Matthew Bourne | Sam Wilson | Kadialy Kouyate | Ståle Storløkken | Matt Calvert | Dave Smith

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Calvert takes his cues from Herbie Hancock’s 1971 classic Mwandishi. And if you thought Hancock’s ground-breaking use of electric keys...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Miles Mindlin

Miles Mindlin

James Maddren | Miles Mindlin | Freddie Jensen | Noah Stoneman

Fresh Sound New Talent

Rating: ★★★

Mindlin landed the NYJO guitar chair at 18, and he’s already a player seasoned in the company of Jason Rebello...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Zoophyte: Galapagos

Zoophyte: Galapagos

Dave Jones | Sophie Alloway | Clara Bing | Rob Luft | Graeme Flowers | Tim Smart | Will Fry | Ross Stanley | Peter Jones | Vasilis Xenopolous

Howlin’ Werewolf/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

Another victim of Covid lockdowns, the delayed arrival of Galapagos is worth the wait if you’re a fan of Steely...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Stan Sulzmann Quartet: On Loan With Gratitude

Stan Sulzmann Quartet: On Loan With Gratitude

John Taylor | Chris Laurence | Ron Mathewson | Stan Sulzmann | Tony Levin

Jazz In Britain

Rating: ★★★★

Graceful, passionate and authorative, the sound of Stan Sulzmann is established from the opening bars of the first piece on...

Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear

Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear

Dan Bitney | Ben Lumsdain | Anna Butterss | Macie Stewart | Rob Frye | Anton Hatwich | Diego Gaeta | Mikel Patrick Avery | Bex Burch | Ben LaMar Gay

International Anthem

Rating: ★★★★

There’s a journey within this atmospheric album. It starts with the sound of someone walking into a forest, following a...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Daniel Pappalardo | Julian Lage | Cautious Clay | Immanuel Wilkins | Alwyn Robinson | Ambrose Akinmusire | Joshua Karpeh | Joshua Crumbly | Sean Rickman | Arooj Aftab

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Ohio-born multi-instrumentalist Joshua Karpeh – aka Cautious Clay (yes, it’s a play on Muhammed Ali’s birth name) – is perhaps...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

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