Roan Kearsey-Lawson: Classical Conversations

The Gillingham-based tuned percussionist's sonically atmospheric chamber trio (featuring multireedist Duncan Lamont Jr and guitarist Dominic Ashworth) offers a tidy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Theo Travis' Double Talk: Transgression

Mike Outram | Theo Travis | Pete Whittaker | Nic France

Ah, The Mahavishnu Crimson Orkestra! Travis and co. have a ball subsuming all those splendid rocktastic influences of their youth...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2015

Justin Kauflin: Dedication

Matt Stevens | Etan Haziza | Christopher Smith | Billy Williams | Justin Kauflin

Young Kauflin has attracted attention due to his association with his mentor, the late Clark Terry, documented in the film...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2015

Brad Allen Williams: Lamar

Not sure that the jazz world needs another dedicated ‘classic’ organ trio recording, but the guitarist Brad Allen Williams, a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Cappelletti/Di Castri/Ditmas: Homage to Paul Bley

The experienced Italian bassist Furio Di Castri and American drummer Bruce Ditmas both played with Paul Bley, and with compositions...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Orchestre National De Jazz: Europa Berlin

Directed by the broadly-idiomatic French Orchestre National's current leader/guitarist Olivier Benoit, this is the second in the Europa ‘city portraits’...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Bill Evans: Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance

Tony Oxley | Marty Morell | Bill Evans | Eddie Gomez

In terms of current releases, this would be preferable to the single-CD Köln Concert 1976 (see Jazzwise 198), if only...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2015

Haxholm Schmidt Moras: Moras

A pair of fi ne-sounding CDs featuring bands led by Danish bassist Morten Haxholm, his quintet featuring guitarist Lage Lund...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Loose Tubes: Arriving

Noel Langley | Dai Pritchard | Julian Nicholas | Django Bates | Richard Henry | Ashley Slater | John Parricelli | Louis Petersen Matjeka | Mark Lockheart | Dave Powell

Here's the highly-anticipated third and final instalment in the ‘live’ trilogy of recordings from Loose Tubes' farewell residency at Ronnie...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Linda Hoyle: The Fetch

The former vocalist of the band Affi nity, this is the Norma Winstone-ish vocalist Linda Hoyle's band (featuring Gary Husband...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015