Lorna Reid: Falling like Dew

Drawing from old country and soul music as much as swing jazz elements, this Edinburgh singer songwriter fronts an ensemble...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014

Rachael Cohen: Half Time

Rachael Cohen | James Bashford | Phil Robson | Calum Gourlay

The young Scottish alto saxophonist Rachael Cohen – who studied at Birmingham Conservatoire and recently made London her home –...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014

Ragini Trio: Ragini

Marco Bardoscia | Nathan Daems | Lander Gyselinck

India is a land of connections. Moreover, just as the Gods of Hinduism crave consorts, so do ragas. A raga's...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: February/2014

Album Interview: Norma Winstone/Glauco Venier/Klaus Gesing: Dance Without Answer

Norma Winstone | Klaus Gesing | Glauco Venier

On their third album for ECM, following the Grammy nominated Distances (2007) and Stories Yet To Tell (2009), British jazz...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2014

Various Artists: Verve: The Sound of America: The Singles Collection

Gerry Mulligan | Illinois Jacquet | Woody Herman | Ella Fitzgerald | Billie Holiday | Stan Getz | Count Basie | Louis Armstrong | Charlie Parker | Mel Torme

This impressive box set, released to coincide with the publication of Richard Havers' book Verve: The Sound of America (Thames...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2014

Donny Hathaway: Never My Love: The Anthology

Mike Howard | Fred White | Phil Upchurch | Donny Hathaway | Cornell Dupree | Willie Weeks | Earl De Rouen

While the singer who wields a guitar – Curtis, Bobby, Terry – has pride of place in the soul music...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2014

GoGo Penguin: v2.0

Rob Turner | Nick Blacka | Chris Illingworth

Manchester's GoGo Penguin prove, among other things, what a rhythmic gift the drum ’n’ bass dance scene, which began in...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: February/2014

Paul Edis: Not Like Me

This young North east-based, ex-LCM pianist-composer seems attached to a swing era legacy as much as contemporary and takes the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014

Threeway: Looking Forward, Looking Back

the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra and guests | Mitch Glickman

With the addition of leading vibraphonist Jim Hart, this unfashionable but eloquent chamber bop trio led by bassist Ben Crosland...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2015

Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba: 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America

Roman Diaz | Howard Johnson | Abraham Rodriguez | Adam Cruz | Pedrito Martinez | Yunior Terry | Vincent Gardner | Oliver Lake | Mike Lee | Freddie Hendrix

Exactly 30 years ago, pianist Michele Rosewoman received financial support from the National Endowment for the Arts to pioneer a...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2014