Various Artists: A Day in the Life:Impressions of Pepper

Antonio Sanchez | Brandee Younger | Cameron Graves | Keyon Harrold | Makaya McCraven | Mary Halvorson | Miles Mosley | Shabaka Hutchings | Sullivan Fortner | the Ancestors

Django Bates would enjoy this: a ‘re-imagining’ of The Beatles’ classic from a roster of artists with varied relationships to...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2019

Samo Salamon Quartets: Stretching Out

Bruno Chevillon | Dominique Pifarély | Donny McCaslin | Gerald Cleaver | John Hebert | Roberto Dani | Samo Salamon

Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon is something of a contemporary all-rounder with fast fingers, a wide spectrum of sound and all...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2014

Louis Armstrong: Complete Hot Fives and Hot Sevens

Butterbeans & Susie | Carroll Dickerson's | Erskine Tate's | Jimmy Bertrand's | Johnny Dodds | Lillie Delk Christian | Louis Armstrong | Victoria Spivey

EJC offer us far more than it suggests on their rather flimsy 4-CD slipcase. Yes, all the Hot Fives and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2012

Adam Cruz: Milestone

Adam Cruz | Ben Street | Chris Potter | Edward Simon | Miguel Zenón | Steve Cardenas | Steve Wilson

You should be familiar with the name of Adam Cruz through any one of his sideman gigs with people like...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2012

Idris Muhammad: Kabsha

Idris Muhammad

One of the key bridges between jazz and hip-hop New Orleans, drum legend Idris Muhammad has a special place in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2020

Patrick Shiroishi: Tulean Dispatch

Dedicated to the memory of Shiroishi’s grandparents, who were incarcerated at the Tule Lake internment camp during WWII, this cassette-only...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2018

Enrico Rava/Fred Hersch: The Song Is You

Enrico Rava | Fred Hersch

Enrico Rava has a particular affinity for working in duo with pianists, his notable previous collaborators including Stefano Bollani and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2022

Ahmed Dickinson & Trio Mestizo: The Havana Suite

Ahmed Dickinson | Emma Blanco | Hamadi Rencurrell

Why isn’t Ahmed Dickinson better known on the UK jazz circuit? The Cuban-born classical guitarist has been making ripples here...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2011

Romain Collin: Press Enter

Grey McMurray | Jean-Michel Pilc | Kendrick Scott | Laura Metcalf | Luques Curtis | Megan Rose | Mino Cinelu | Romain Collin

Born in France but based in New York, to which he moved after graduating from the Berklee College of Music...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2015

Szilárd Mezei's Tubass Quintet: Rested Tuquoise

Four double basses (two in each channel) plus tuba in the centre – that's the kind of lineup I could...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2022