Neil Ardley: Kaleidoscope of Rainbows

Niel Ardley

At the suggestion of Denis Preston, who had produced Ardley's The Greek Variations (1969) and A Symphony of Amaranths (1971)...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2021

Dom Franks' Strayhorn Quartet: Living With Spooks

Cheltenham-based saxophonist-composer Dom Franks' quartet offers a versatile mix of post-bop, rootsy grooves and funk-lite, with improvisatory sparkle care of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Collective X: Love & Protest

Alya Al-Sultani | Clemens Christian Potzssch | Cleveland Watkiss | Dave Ital | Joshua Idehen | Mark Sanders | Neil Charles | Orphy Robinson | Pat Thomas | Robert Menzel

Vocalist Alya Al-Sultani may currently have a relatively low profile on the UK jazz scene, but this new project Collective...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Norma Winstone/Glauco Venier/Klaus Gesing: Descansado - Songs for Films

Glauco Venier | Helge Andreas Norbakken | Klaus Gesing | Mario Brunello | Norma Winstone

This is Norma Winstone’s fifth collaboration with Glauco Venier and Klaus Gesing – their first was Chamber Music recorded for...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Wolfgang Haffner: Kind of Spain

Christopher Dell | Jan Lundgren | Lars Danielsson | Sebastian Studnitzky | Wolfgang Haffner

On his 2008 debut on the Act label, Haffner created a minor classic of European jazz with Acoustic Shapes, which...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

Samara Joy

Samara Joy

The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition has played a significant part in launching the careers of a remarkable array...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2021

Astor Piazzolla: L'Ultime Concert

To tango fanatics Piazzolla can do no wrong, so no doubt this pretentious final wallow in Tangoid structures with Symphony...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2012

The Generations Quartet: Invitation

Dave Liebman

The generations Quartet is a well-integrated band since it comprises Liebman with three generations of jazz musicians he has mentored...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2020

Nicholas Payton: #BAM: Live at Bohemian Caverns

Lenny White | Nicholas Payton | Vincente Archer

Nicholas Payton is best known as an outstanding trumpet virtuoso in the acoustic mainstream and for his show-stopping solos in...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2013

Mr Rencore and Tim Berne: Intollerant

Beppe Scardino | Daniele Paoletti | Gabrio Baldacci | Tim Berne

Mr Rencore started out as a duo in 2006 – and Gabrio Baldacci and Daniele Paoletti had been playing together...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: June/2011