Adam Bałdych & Helge Lien Trio: Bridges

Zack Lober | Jamie Baum | Brad Shepik | Chris Komer | John Escreet | Amir ElSaffar | Jeff Hirshfield | Navin Chettri | Sam Sadigurksy | Jamey Haddad

Lien's trio have been tottering on the brink of making an album that actually builds on, rather than equals, Hello...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2018

Alex Hutton Trio: Magna Carta Suite

Neil Sparkes | Asaf Sirkis | Alex Hutton | Yuri Goloubev | Liz Palmer | Liesbeth Allart

I know Hutton best as a fine trio player and recall hearing him perform themes linked to his Legentis album....

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2015

Katharina Weber, Fred Frith, Fredy Studer: It Rolls

Pianist Katharina Weber, downtown guitar icon Fred Frith and drummer Fredy Studer have an intriguing new recording that deftly blends...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

The Rodriguez Brothers: Impromptu

Ludwig Afsonso | Roberto Rodriguez | Carlos Henriquez | Robert Rodriguez | Michael Rodriguez | Samuel Torres

The last Rodriguez Brothers album was in 2008 on HighNote and made this writer's Top 10 releases list. Since then...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2015

Ivo Perelman/Whit Dickey: Tenorhood

Joe Morris | Matthew Shipp | Ivo Perelman | Mat Maneri | Whit Dickey

True to form New York-based Brazilian saxophonist Perelman unveils another burst of activity with three projects that could not be...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

Jerry Granelli: What I Hear Now

The Canadian-born veteran drummer was a prominent and broad-minded figure on the LA music scene of the 1960s and he's...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Last Exit: Iron Path

Peter Brötzmann | Bill Laswell | Ronald Shannon Jackson | Sonny Sharrock

When this album was released in 1988 the naysayers were sharpening their knives for a slice of the free jazz...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: August/2015

Richard Fairhurst/John Taylor: Duets

Lewis Wright | Kit Downes

Richard Fairhurst has been a Steinway international artist since 1998 and initially joined forces with the world-class English piano veteran...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

Xadu: Random | Abstract

This is the duo of drummer Xavi Reija and guitarist Dusan Jevtovic combining math/jazz rock and gritty electric fusion to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Sons of Kemet: Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do

Theon Cross | Seb Rochford | Shabaka Hutchings | Tom Skinner

Unlike bands at the youth end of the mainstream music culture, young jazz ensembles tend to be looked upon as...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015