Dayna Stephens: Today is Tomorrow
As so often in its history, Criss Cross certainly spots talented relative newcomers with something different to say. Meet Brooklyn-born,...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2012
Rodney Whitaker: When We Find Ourselves Alone
Antonio Hart | Bruce Barth | Gregory Hutchinson | Rockelle Fortin | Rodney Whitaker
Detroit-born Rodney Whitaker, 46, is still one of our music's most respected bassists. After working with the underappreciated Terence Blanchard-Donald...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2015
Aaron Parks, Thomas Fonnesbæk, Karsten Bagge: Groovements
Aaron Parks | Karsten Bagge | Thomas Fonnesbæk
Now in his early 30s, Aaron Parks is one of the more interesting pianists to have emerged from the US...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2016
Jure Pukl: Broken Circles
Charles Altura | Joel Ross | Jure Pukl | Kweku Sumbry | Matt Brewer
In the brief sleeve notes for his second CD for Whirlwind, recorded in New York, the Slovenian-born saxophonist-composer Jure Pukl...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2020
Kendrick Scott: Corridors
Kendrick Scott | Reuben Rogers | Walter Smith III
The Texan drummer Kendrick Scott's major vehicle as leader-composer has been his Oracle band that he formed in 2006. Corridors,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2023
Fabian Almazan Trio: Personalities
Fabian Almazan | Henry Cole | Karen Walluch | Linda Oh | Meg Okura | Megan Gould | Noah Hatfield
One of the best ways to succeed in music today, it seems, is to be associated with trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard....
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012
Ben Williams: State of Art
A bass-sideman for high profile mainstream US jazzers such as Terence Blanchard, Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson, and saxophonist Marcus Strickland...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
Matthew Stevens/Walter Smith III: In Common II
Linda May Han Oh | Matthew Stevens | Micah Thomas | Nate Smith | Walter Smith III
Someone found an amusing way of getting round a change in rhythm section for the band pic on the sleeve...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020
Kendrick Scott Oracle: We Are The Drum
Joe Sanders | John Ellis | Kendrick Scott | Lizz Wright | Mike Moreno | Taylor Eigisti
If good sidemen affect the music of leaders then the converse may also hold true. In some ways this enjoyable...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Quiana Lynell: A Little Love
Cyrus Chestnut | Ed Cherry | George DeLancey | Jamison Ross | Monte Croft | Quiana Lynell
The first thing that strikes you when listening to album opener ‘We Are’ on this impressive debut album from Texas-born,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2019
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