Jan Akkerman: North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts

Eric Vloeimans | Brown Hill | Coen Molenaar | Wilbrand Meischke | Marijn van den Berg | Jan Akkerman | Shockwave

A double-header of live CD and concert DVD, Akkerman fans will enjoy this run through of the illustrious guitar man's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014

The Puppeteers

The Jazz Passengers vibraphonist Bill Ware and the bassist Alex Black are the major driving force behind this quartet's snappy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Free Nelson Mandoomjazz: The Shape of Doomjazz to Come/Saxophone Giganticus

Rebecca Sneddon | Paul Archibald | Colin Stewart

This Edinburgh trio could well be a contender for worst band name of all time. On this double EP they're...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2014

Shahin Novrasli: Bayati

Shahin Novrasli | Nathan Peck | Ari Hoenig

Novrasli was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1977 and by the age of three it was clear he was a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

Twelve: Years Ago

Darius Brubeck | Matt Ridley | Dave O'Higgins | Wesley Gibbens

The Donald Fagen-like Alex Ligertwood fronts a band that features Belgian pianist Éric Legnini and blends groove bop, chamber ensemble,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Jeff Ballard Trio: Time's Tales

Miguel Zenón | Jeff Ballard | Lionel Loueke

Brad Mehldau does a great homage to the progenitors of heavy metal on his track ‘Sabbath’, so it seems only...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2014

NeWt: North

Rob Jost | Greg Joseph | Kevin Hays

Jazz regularly gives you great sounds, but how often does it give you great views? This CD/DVD package from the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2016

The Eric Starr Group: Such is Life

The brothers Starr from New York, that's Eric and Nelson, lead a band shifting between straightahead and jazzy romantic pop...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Dewa Budjana: Joged Kahyangan

Working with leading modern fusion artists such as Bob Mintzer and Peter Erskine, this Indonesian guitarist's set of MOR pop-prog-ish...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Album Interview: Billy Hart Quartet: One Is The Other

Ethan Iverson | Billy Hart | Mark Turner | Ben Street

A great addition to the lineage of the saxophone quartet – led by a drummer. It takes a player of...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2014