Lake-Weber-Ulrich featuring Nils Wogram: All Decks
Christian Weber | Dieter Ulrich | Nils Wogram | Oliver Lake
Veteran American alto saxophonist Lake has had a consistently strong run of small group sessions over the past few years...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2013
Fo[u]r Alto: 4 Compositions By Frank Gratkowski
Benjamin Weidekamp | Christian Weidner | Florian Bergman | Frank Gratkowski
Berlin-based reeds player, Frank Gratkowski, moves equally freely in both avant-jazz and New Music circles, displaying a Braxton-esque ability to...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2013
Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement
Christian Pruvost | Ikue Mori | Natsuki Tamura | Peter Orins | Satoko Fujii
Crustal Movement is the seventh album from Kaze, the group founded by drummer Peter Orins and the jaw-droppingly prolific pianist...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2023
The Whammies: Play The Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 2
Han Bennink | Jeb Bishop | Jorrit Dijkstra | Mary Oliver | Nate McBride | Pandelis Karayorgis
This sextet, drawing on musicians from Amsterdam, Chicago and Boston, doesn’t just get its name from a Steve Lacy tune...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2013
HBC
Dennis Chambers | Jeff Berlin | Scott Henderson
HBC sound like a dodgy bank (is there any other?) but this power trio needs little introduction: this is truly...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2013
Henry Spencer & Juncture: The Reasons Don't Change
The word is already out on Henry Spencer for those who've witnessed him live. I Winner of the Best Newcomer...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017
The Matt Wates Sextet: Yemanja
Leon Greening | Malcolm Creese | Martin Shaw | Matt Home | Matt Wates | Steve Main
Matt Wates is a very fine altoist, not to mention an accomplished bandleader and composer. It should come as no...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2015
Derek Bailey & Company: Klinker
Derek Bailey | Mark Wastell | Simon H Fell | Will Gaines
In the years leading up to this live set recorded at The Klinker in South London during the summer of...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2018
Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign
Bill Frisell | Brian Blade | Jason Moran | Rob Miles | Ron Miles | Thomas Morgan
Ron Miles' Blue Note debut as leader, aged 57, reflects his straightahead virtues, and label boss Don Was' nurturing of...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020
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
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