Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia

Chuck D | Robert Greenidge | Robert Glasper | Lamumba Henry | Marcus Miller | Cliff Barnes | Michael Doucet | Louis Cato | Adam Agati | Cory Henry

If Marcus Miller's bustlingly brilliant previous album Renaissance documented the sheer power and excitement of his road-toughened live band in...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: May/2015

George Benson: The Ultimate Collection

This twofer is mainstream Benson, released to coincide with The Autobiography, it doesn't focus on his more overtly jazz-related work,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2015

Inclusion Principle: Third Opening

An avant improv electronic trio co-led by the Sheffield based Martin Archer with an intriguingly minimalistic 2-CD recording of spooky...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Gunnar Halle: Istanbul Sky

Gunnar Halle | Joakim Frøystein | Jon Meinild | Maria Laurette Friis | Wetle Holte | Eivind Aarset | Berke Can Ozcan | Einar Halle | Thommy Andersson | Knut Finsrud

There's a modestly well-known Norwegian football player and manager by the name of Gunnar Halle (he ended a spell in...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2015

David Gibson: Boom!

David Gibson | Kush Abadey | Josh Evans | Alex Claffy | Theo Hill

Posi-Tone's producer Marc Free (who, incidentally, was at college with the sons of probably Britain's best-ever jazz export, Victor Feldman)...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2015

Julian Argüelles: Let It Be Told

Django Bates | Axel Schlosser | Martin Scales | Steve Argüelles | Christian Jaksjø | Peter Fell | Tony Lakatos | Julian Argüelles | Paul Hochstadter

Argüelles' 12th release as leader finds him weaving together the musical skeins that make up his musical mind. This is...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015

Jacky Terrasson: Take This

Lukmil Perez Herrera | Adama Diarra | Sly Johnson | Burniss Earl Travis II | Jacky Terrasson

The New York-based pianist-keyboardist Jacky Terrasson put on a playfully exhilarating performance at the Ronnie Scott's Piano Trio Festival last...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Aki Rissanen/Jussi Lehtonen Quartet: …With Dave Liebman

This Finnish piano trio set features master saxophonist Dave Liebman and is a mix of folk music, modal/free jazz traditions...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Adam Birnbaum, Doug Weiss, Al Foster: Three of a Mind

Adam Birnbaum | Al Foster | Doug Weiss

Young master meets old master(s) on this engaging piano-trio set. Juilliard grad and American Jazz Piano Competition winner Adam Birnbaum...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2015

Album Interview: Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance

Gerald Clayton | Charles Lloyd | Miklós Lukács | Gerald Cleaver | Joe Sanders | Sokratis Sinopoulos

We are in an age of ‘good’ and ‘very good’ jazz recordings, but paradoxically none that seem likely to be...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2015