Ingi Bjarni: Hope
Anders Jormin | Hilmar Jensson | Ingi Bjarni | Magnus Trygvason Eliassen
This Icelandic pianist-composer could definitely fit the archetypal Nordic jazz mould. His music is largely restrained, melancholic and down tempo....
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2025
Anouar Brahem: After the Last Sky
Anja Lechner | Anouar Brahem | Dave Holland | Django Bates
Brahem began this project before the horrors of Gaza unfolded. But it remains a powerful response to the tragedy of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2025
Ensemble C: Every Journey
Like Yazz Ahmed’s Polyhymnia, which celebrated women of courage, Cope’s Every Journey focuses on the adventuresses, those who travelled into...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2025
Andreas Schaerer: Anthem for No Man’s Land
Andreas Schaerer | Kalle Kalima | Lucas Niggli | Luciano Biondini
Andreas Schaerer is his own immaculate improvisatory creation, uniquely evolved from scat and vocalese into vocal flights equal to the...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2025
Inter-Galactic Research Arkestra: Nuits De La Fondation Maeght
Originally released as two separate LPs in 1971 on Parisian music enthusiast Chantal Darcy’s Shandar label, this enlarged and definitive...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: April/2025
Holden & Zimpel: The Universe Will Take Care Of You
James Holden made his name early this century as a DJ and electronic musician, while clarinettist Waclaw Zimpel migrated from...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2025
Sandra-Mae Lux: Seasons in Jazz
This hugely impressive collection of original songs draws from the Great American Songbook tradition, with storytelling at its core. Sandra-Mae...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2025
Ofri Nehemya: Time Traveler
Nitzan Bar | Ofri Nehemya | Tal Mashiach | Tomer Bar
Nehemya is a prodigiously talented young Israeli drummer, now based in New York, and this debut album establishes him as...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2025
Kandace Springs: Lady In Satin
Clássica de Espinho | Kandace Springs
With her fifth album, vocalist Kandace Springs satisfies two artistic desires in one, paying tribute to the great Billie Holiday...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2025
Jim Watson: Calling You Home
One of the busiest musicians in the business, Jim Watson has worked with many high profile artists across several genres,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2025
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