Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion: This Is The Life I Choose

British singer-songwriter Zoe Schwarz’ Blue Commotion are an authentically nostalgic bunch, with originals close to the early bluesy new wave...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Dr Jyotsna Srikanth: Carnatic Jazz

Arun Kumar | Jyotsna Srikanth | Praveen D Rao | Ravichandra Kulur | Shadrach Solomon | Suma Rani

Violin is so central to the South Indian (‘Carnatic’) musical firmament that it is hard to unpick this European introduction...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: June/2011

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings

Count Basie | Frank Sinatra

You won't find Sinatra mentioned in many books on jazz. Indeed, for over the past 50 years, whether or not...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2012

Kathy Kosins: Uncovered Soul

The ex-backing vocalist for Was/Was Not performs unusual soul-based originals, with a band including Mitch Forman and Eric Harland, but...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Ripsaw Catfsh: Namazu

Anton Hunter | Cath Roberts

The serrated violence of this duo's moniker is reinforced by their second album's title, the name of a huge mythical...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: June/2017

Kyle Eastwood: In Transit

Andrew McCormack | Brandon Allen | Chris Higginbottom | guest Stefano Di Battista | Kyle Eastwood | Quentin Collins

With his jam-packed annual global touring schedule, Kyle Eastwood must spend more time on tour buses and in hotels than...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Bill Evans: With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald

Barry Galbraith | Bill Evans | Billy Byers | Don Elliott | Eddie Costa | Ernie Furtado | Hal McKusick | Janet Putnam | Jerry Wald | Motian

Scrutinizing the contents of this reissue, the words ‘bottom’ and ‘barrel’ come to mind. Listen To The Music of Jerry...

Reviewed by Brian Priestl in issue: October/2015

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: Step Wide, Step Deep

Alexander Hawkins | Dylan Bates | Neil Charles | Otto Fischer | Shabaka Hutchings | Tom Skinner

If you've been keeping an ear to the ground (as well as to jazz on the radio) in the past...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014

Yonathan Avishai: Joys and Solitudes

Donald Kontomanou | Yonathan Avishai | Yoni Zelnik

“I saw at some point that I become more expressive with less notes,” says Israeli-French pianist Yonathan Avishai, whose new...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2019

Andrew Woolf: Song Unsung

Andrew Woolf | Dave Manington | Joe Auckland | Rob Updegraff | Simon Roth

As a member of Alvorada, Andrew Woolf is a leading light in the UK choro scene, choro being a style...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2021