Reviews
Kurt Elling: SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
Corey Fonville | Kurt Elling | DJ Harrison | Charlie Hunter
From shining fresh light on beloved standards via new lyrics penned for Ornette Coleman's ‘Lonely Woman’, to wry ruminations on...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2023
DJ Khalab: Layers
The Italian DJ and producer Raffaele Costantino - most recognised as DJ Khalab - is a musical and geographical adventurer....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2023
Aaron Diehl & The Knights: The Zodiac Suite
What is often considered the major long-form composition by Mary Lou Williams, her ‘Zodiac Suite’, had a chequered career during...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2023
Kris Davis/Diatom Ribbons: Live at the Village Vanguard
Trevor Dunn | Julian Lage | Kris Davis | Terri Lyne Carrington | Val Jeanty
Among contemporary heirs to the piano legacy of the late Cecil Taylor, the Grammy-winning Canadian pianist and composer Kris Davis...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2023
Butcher Brown: Solar Music
“We get daps from the jazz cats, the rap scene, the indie scene, and everyone else,” says Corey Fonville of...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: October/2023
Paul Mottram: Seven Ages of Man for Jazz Sextet and String Orchestra
Large-scale compositional projects in the UK have been thin on the ground since the 1960s and 1970s, when Mike Westbrook,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023
Mat Maneri: Ash
Mat Maneri | John Hébert | Randy Peterson | Lucian Ban
If Mat Maneri’s excellent performance on the collaborative trio session hEARoes was a timely reminder of the talent of one...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2023
Maciej Obara Quartet: Frozen Silence
Ole Morten Vågan | Maciej Obara | Gard Nilssen | Dominik Wania
Altoist Maciej Obara’s third album on ECM sees him team up with his Polish-Norwegian quartet for their most persuasive statement...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: October/2023
Chris Ingham Quartet: Hoagy II
George Double | Paul Higgs | Chris Ingham | Rev Andrew Brown
Pianist Ingham has made quite a name for himself by reminding audiences of past glories, be it via his collaborations...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2023
Miho Hazama m-unit: Beyond Orbits
Composer/conductor Miho Hazama’s orchestral jazz palette ranges from the snappy riffs and canny voicings of West Coast jazz to the...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2023
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