Reviews
Nite Bjuti
Val Jeanty | Candice Hoyes | Mimi Jones
Black music has a long history of experiments in sound and this engrossing new collaborative trio makes a significant addition...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Fuat Tuaç: Immigrant
“I wanted to share my story in Canada as an immigrant”, says Fuat Tuaç of his second disc, the follow-up...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2023
Dr Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra: Kemet: The Black Land
Trombonist Javier Nero scales up in more ways than one following his 2020 debut Freedom. Instead of a small group...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Johnathan Blake: Passage
Johnathan Blake | Immanuel Wilkins | Dezron Douglas | David Virelles | Joel Ross
Running through this varied and absorbing record are Johnathan Blake's reflections on and tributes to his late father, the violinist...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2023
David Virelles: Carta
Ben Street | Eric McPherson | David Virelles
My word, this is good. Renowned Cuban pianist/composer Virelles is joined by a first-class rhythm section for this, his eighth...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
Mats Gustafsson and Andreas Røysum: Vindögæ
Andreas Røysum | Mats Gustafsson
Norwegian clarinettist Andreas Røysum has been steadily making a name for himself in recent years, releasing a couple of fine...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2023
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Impressions
Henry Light Huff | Kahil El’ Zabar | Ed Wilkerson
At a recent triumphant performance at Church Of Sound in London, Kahil El’ Zabar, percussionist-leader of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (now...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Marquis Hill: Rituals + Routines
Since his 2011 debut release New Gospel introduced a new set of Chicago players and a fresh take on the...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: September/2023
Lilja: Mirage
This is an interesting debut, not just from a conceptual point of view, in that Lilja works with “carriers of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2023
Jihad Darwish: 4 Parakeets
Tamar Osborn | Jihad Darwish | Idris Rahman | Wesley Gibbens | Jo Harrop
Multi-instrumentalist Jihad Darwish was raised in Hackney by an Irish Catholic mother, his dad is a noted Egyptian writer, and...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2023
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