Album Interview: Michael Wollny: Nachtfahrten

Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer | Michael Wollny

With the release of Weltentraum last year it seemed clear that Michael Wollny, voted European Jazz Musician of the Year...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2015

Binker & Moses: Feeding the Machine

Binker Golding | Max Luthert | Moses Boyd

Binker and Moses arrived with a bang plus an attitude that had more in common with West Coast Get Down...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022

Ben Crosland Brass Group: An Open Place

Barnaby Dickinson | Ben Crosland | Mark Nightingale | Martin Shaw | Steve Lodder | Steve Waterman

This modest line-up of mid-life British jazz instrumentalists has more in common with some of their younger counterparts than meets...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011

Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip

Bob Sheppard | Dave Carpenter | David Kikoski | Gary Novak

The title says it all. This crack quartet may be known for their fusion associations, but here they play straight-ahead...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014

Charlie Haden/Jim Hall:

Charlie Haden | Jim Hall

There'll no doubt be a plethora of posthumous Haden releases in the months to come, and this reissue of a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Various Artists: Best of British Dance Bands

Put together by the late John Wadley, this is a compendium of pre-war UK dance bands, from (alphabetically) Ambrose to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Paul Dunmall Quintet: Yes Tomorrow

James Owston | Jim Bashford | Paul Dunmall | Richard Foote | Steven Saunders

The album’s Ornette-ish title suggests a sense of departure for British tenor giant Paul Dunmall and, indeed, here we find...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2022

Rebecca Nash: Redefining Element 78

Chris Mapp | Jamie Leeming | John O’Gallagher | Matt Fisher | Nick Malcolm | Nick Walters | Paul Michael | Rebecca Nash

Rebecca Nash's suite Redefining Element 78 was originally commissioned for the Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival in tribute to scientist...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: February/2023

Michiyo Yagi/Joe McPhee/Lasse Marhaug/Paal Nilssen-Love: Soul Stream

Joe McPhee | Lasse Marhaug | Michiyo Yagi | Paal Nilssen-Love

In its original form, the koto is a 13-stringed zither-like instrument, associated with the delicately romantic music of traditional Japanese...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2016

The Three Sounds Featuring Gene Harris: Groovin' Hard – Live At The Penthouse 1964-1968

Andy Simpkins | Bill Dowdy | Carl Burnett | Gene Harris | Kalil Madi

Groovin' Hard is a most appropriate title for this welcome new CD and LP from premium soul-jazz club combo The...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2017