Wynton Kelly: Four Classic Albums

Covering exactly 10 years of Kelly's foreshortened career, this mainly trio reissue underlines the compulsive buoyancy of his playing. Eight...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020

Ochion Jewell: VOLK

Amino Belyamani | Quasim Naqvi | Sam Minaie | Lionel Loueke | Ochion Jewell

While Michael Brown and Ferguson continue to grab the headlines, the case of Ochion Jewell should not go unnoticed. A...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2015

Rob Mazurek/Exploding Star Orchestra: Galactic Parables: Volume 1

Guilherme Grandano | Nicole Mitchell | John Herndon | Mauricio Takara | Damon Locks | Matthew Lux | Chad Taylor | Matthew Bauder | Rob Mazurek | Jeff Parker

Chicagoan cornet player Mazurekadopts the dense collage style sosuccessfully sustained by MatanaRoberts during her acclaimed CoinCoin series, but on this...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2015

Najee: You, Me and Forever

Flautist and saxophonist Najee does a slick job on this smooth jazz recording, funking it up with a large ensemble....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Christian McBride Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard

Jonathan Finlayson | Sean Rickman | Anthony Tidd | Miles Okazaki | Steve Coleman

Although bassist Christian McBride has distinguished himself in a range of settings that include anything from horns to electronics, there...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2018

Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra: Into Forever

Sam Bell | Gavin Barras | Lisa Mallett | Matthew Halsall | Chris Cruiks | Taz Modi | Keiko Kitamura | Rachel Gladwin | Luke Fowers

Gavin Barras’ double bass is the engine that drives this latest from Manchester-based trumpeter, Matthew Halsall. Each tune is built...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2015

Zack Brock: Serendipity

Aaron Goldberg | Zack Brock | Matt Penman | Obed Calvaire

Jazz violin playing has certainly changed over the years. My generation thought it couldn't get any better than Stéphane Grappelli...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2015

Girls In Airports: Fables

Victor Dybbroe | Mads Forsby | Mathias Holm | Martin Stender | Lars Greve

Ambitious touring has given this Danish band fans from China to Brazil. The mix of anthemic melodies and surging riffs,...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: October/2015

The Amazing Keystone Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf & Jazz

Doctor Who giving a lesson about jazz? Well in a way. Here's David Tennant narrating an imaginatively arranged and fun...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Gilad Hekselman: Homes

Another outstanding Israeli musician based in New York, Hekselman plays with an ambient Methenyesque soundworld but with a identity of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015