Magnus Östrm: Parachute

Magnus Öström | Thomas Gabrielson | Andreas Hourdakis | Mathias Eick | Daniel Karlsson

Since the tragic diving accident that claimed Esbjörn Svensson’s life on 14 June 2008, both Öström and bassist Dan Berglund,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016

Ari Hoenig: The Pauper & The Magician

Orlando Le Fleming | Shai Maestro | Tivon Pennicott | Ari Hoeing | Gilad Hekselman | Orlando le Fleming

The Pauper & The Magician is Hoenig’s eighth album as a leader, and his first in five years. It presents...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016

Leslie Pintchik: True North

A Manhattan based pianist-composer contrasts a delicate bossa-like Jobim touch with a more blues-orientated piano jazz approach and fronts a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

David Fiuczynski: Flam! Blam! Pan-Asian MicroJam!

Justin Schorstein | David Fiuczynski | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Alex ‘BisQuit’ Bailey | Ular Artun | Jake Sherman | Yazhi Guo | Helen Sherrah-Davies

How about this for a potentially over-crowded concept: an album jointly dedicated to 20th century classical composer, Olivier Messiaen, and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2016

Charlie Parker: Complete Savoy Sessions

Miles Davis | Slam Stewart | Tommy Potter | Max Roach | Bud Powell | Charlie Parker | John Lewis | Clyde Hart | Duke Jordan | Dizzy Gillespie

Charlie Parker’s career on recordings are dominated by his affiliation with the Savoy, Dial and Clef labels with an ever...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016

Weston/Saxon Groove Ensemble: Acceleration

The Ornette/James Blood Ulmer drummer Grant Calvin Weston and percussionist Jonathan Saxon lead this turbocharged band with some steamily grooving,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Paul Edis: Just Like Me/Not Like Me

The 30-year-old north-east England based pianist-composer Paul Edis has caught the ear with both his previous sextet albums; he's solo...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Stan Sulzmann/Nikki Iles: Star Dust

Stan Sulzmann | Nikki Iles

Sulzmann is a player whom I have struggled to enjoy over the years, his prosaic note choices and dry phrasing...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2016

Caetano Veloso/Gilberto Gil: Two Friends, One Century Of Music

Caetano Veloso | Gilberto Gil

Bona fide legends of Brazilian music, this 2CD set captures the sold-out world tour Veloso and Gil undertook, performing their...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2016

André Fernandes: Dream Keeper

Iago Fernandez | Perico Sambeat | Demian Cabaud | André Fernandes | Alex Tuomarila

This is an album of sophisticated contemporary jazz played by some of Europe’s leading jazz musicians. Perico Sambeat is highly...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016