Gilad Hekselman: Life, At The Village Vanguard
Eric Harland | Gilad Hekselman | Larry Grenadier | Shai Maestro
The Israeli NYC-based guitarist-composer Hekselman has earned a fast-growing international reputation mixing a spacey Frisell-like Americana vibe with his own...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024
Możdżer Danielsson Fresco: Beamo
Lars Danielsson | Leszek Możdżer | Zohar Fresco
A very promising opening to the opening track – moody, atmospheric – leads into more of the same, a repeated...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2025
Chris Rogers: Voyage Home
The tricky post-bop melodies, haunting modal ballads and funky slow burns on this excellent nine track set, were recorded in...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2017
Eivind Aarset: I.E.
Audun Erlien | Eivind Aarset | Erland Dahlen | Jan Bangs | Wetle Holte
Like the Crims in the days of Muir and Bruford, Aarset’s massive compositions profit from Holte and Dahlen’s contrasting percussions,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2016
Smadj: Spleen
It's taken Jean-Pierre Smadja five years to craft this latest work, released on his new label, Jazz Village. Opener ‘Zakari’...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2015
Omri Mor: It's About Time
Jerusalem-born pianist Omri Mor is best known for being a member of the bassist Avishai Cohen's trio from 2011. As...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018
Mats Gustafsson & Jason Adasiewicz: Timeless
Jason Adasiewicz | Mats Gustafsson
With nowhere to hide, and a quick thinking presence required at every moment, the duet can be a risky business....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018
Ensemble Vår: Vår
Anna Lindal | Joachim Nordwall | Mats Gustafsson | Mats Lindström
If there’s one thing that unites the hugely diverse range of artists who record for Mark Wastell’s Confront label, it’s...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: November/2022
Partikel: Cohesion
Duncan Eagles | Eric Ford | Max Luthert
The follow-up to last year's very impressive eponymous debut. Partikel is a young contemporary jazz three piece with a taste...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
Geir Sundstøl: Furulund
David Wallumrød (kys) | Erland Dahlen | Geir Sundstøl | Michael Blair
Norwegian guitarist Sundstøl has already enjoyed a highly successful career as a session musician, working with Nils Petter Molvær and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2015
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