Javon Jackson: The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni
David Williams | Javon Jackson | Jeremy Manasia | McClenty Hunter | Nikki Giovanni
The 78-year old Giovanni is a renowned African-American poet, Black Arts activist and educator who linked with Jackson when she...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022
Sidney Bechet: In Switzerland
For many years after his death Sidney Bechet continued to be regarded as a demi-god in the French-speaking world. This...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2015
Archipelago: Weightless
Christian Alderson | Faye MacCalman | John Pope
As Archipelago begin recording their second album, this 2017 debut is only just surfacing nationally. The Newcastle trio list Don...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Tierney Sutton: After Blue
Hubert Laws | Larry Goldings | Peter Erskine | Tierney Sutton | Turtle Island Quartet
Grammy nominated in the ‘Best Jazz Vocal Album’ category, After Blue presents one of the finest homages to Joni Mitchell's...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2014
Cootie Williams: Concerto For Cootie – Selected Recordings 1928-1962
Acrobat’s sumptuous 4-CD collection devoted to trumpeter and star Ellingtonian, Cootie Williams (1911-1985), states: “Features performances with Duke Ellington, Benny...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Torsten Goods: Love Comes To Town
Christian von Kaphengst | Jan Miserre | Torsten Goods | Wolfgang Haffner
This third release on ACT sees a welcome return to the recording studio for guitar ace and singer Torsten Goods....
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2013
Transatlantic Five: Transitions
Christian Raymond | Christopher Dell | Ken Vandermark | Klaus Kugel | Nate Wooley
As the name suggests, this new quintet convenes seasoned avant-gardists from America (Wooley and Vandermark) and Europe (Dell, Raymond and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2023
Daniel Rotem: Wise One: Celebrating The Music Of John Coltrane
Billy Childs | Christian Euman | Daniel Rotem | Darek Oles
A youngish, Israeli-born saxist/educator based in Los Angeles, Rotem has already made several of his own albums, and co-led a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022
Ergo: If Not Inertia
Brett Sroka | Mary Halvorson | Sam Harris | Sebastian Kruger | Shawn Baltazor
Trombonist Brett Sroka may be an Ellington freak but he is also a film composer and a member of psych...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: June/2012
Maraton
Christian Haase | Jonathan Ludvigsen | Lasse Sonne | Maria Dybbroe
At this stage, it’s difficult to pinpoint who was the first person to propose the idea of music conceived as...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021
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