Michael Wollny Trio: Oslo

Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer | Geir Lysne | Michael Wollny | Norwegian Wind Ensemble

The Leipzig-based pianist Michael Wollny has been the main attraction of the ACT label's stable of emerging German jazz musicians...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

Michael Dease: Decisions

Glenn Zaleski | Michael Dease | Rodney Whitaker | Tim Green | Ulysses Owens

This is arguably the best straightahead – but totally modern – CD of the year for this reviewer. Dease now...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2015

Ulysses Owen Jnr Big Band: Soul Conversations

Alexa Tarantino | Andy Gatauskas | Benny Benack III | Charles Turner III | Chris Glassman | Daniel Dickson | Diego Riviera | Erena Terakubo | Eric Miller | Gina Benalcazar

Ulysses Owen's impressive sideman credits range from Terence Blanchard to Kurt Elling, with whom he won a 2010 Grammy for...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2021

Diana Krall: This Dream Of You

Diana Krall

Fans of Diana Krall's most recent solo album, her 2017 release Turn Up the Quiet, will be delighted to hear...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2020

Jake Leckie: Planter of Seeds

Beth Goodfellow | Cathlene Pineda | Darius Christian | Jake Leckie | Nadav Peled | Randal Fisher

"Jake Leckie creates rootsy acoustic organic funky folk-jazz for the people!" So says Leckie’s own website, and who can disagree?...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2024

Pandelis Karayorgis Double Trio: Cliff Falls

Pianist Pandelis Karayorgis' previous studies of Monk are at the forefront of an unusual double trio format of Brooklyn-based musicians...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2020

Next Collective: Coverart

With a guest appearance from Christian Scott, this is a label band that sounds half-baked in spite of it featuring...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2013

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo: Peace

Described as ‘the Ellington of free jazz’, the pianist-composer Fujii delivers an intense and diverse series of pieces that features...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

Dans Les Arbres: Phosphorescence

Made up of three Norwegians (including pianist Christian Wallumrød) and a Frenchman, Dans Les Arbres prove there's life after ECM...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Bucky Pizzarelli | Charlie Hunter | Charnett Moffett | Christian McBride | Kenny Garrett | Kenwood Dennard | Mike Stern | Nicholas Payton | Regina Carter | Ronnie Laws

Ever wondered what happened to Stanley Jordan? He was the self-taught boy wonder whose amazing two-hand-tapping system for guitar was...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2011