Sandra-Mae Lux: Seasons in Jazz
This hugely impressive collection of original songs draws from the Great American Songbook tradition, with storytelling at its core. Sandra-Mae...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2025
GoGo Penguin: Necessary Fictions
GoGo Penguin played an early, undervalued part in jazz’s rehabilitation into Britain’s musical mainstream. Formed in 2012, here was a...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2025
David Sylvian: Blemish
David Sylvian's journey from pretty pop idol to the outer reaches of the avant-garde is equalled by few other musicians:...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2022
Mark Murphy: Midnight Mood
In the company of eight musicians from the fabled Kenny Clarke/ Francy Boland Big Band, who recorded a number of...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2018
Bill Evans: Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate
The Resonance album is a considerable find, not only in terms of musical content but sound quality. For a live...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2012
Anthony Joseph And The Spasm Band: Rubber Orchestras
London-based Trinidadian and old-school renaissance man Anthony Joseph has been making waves for a while with his poetry, music and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
In Common: Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan and Marcus Gilmore
Harish Raghavan | Joel Ross | Marcus Gilmore | Matthew Stevens | Walter Smith III
Saxophonist Walter Smith III’s evocative low-lights tenor sound and drily quixotic irregularities of phrasing have already graced a fine album...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Harold López-Nussa: Un Día Cualquiera
Gaston Joya | Harold López-Nussa | Ruy Adrian López-Nussa
With all the uncertainty surrounding the relationship between the North and its Latin American neighbours, some musicians are offering their...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018
Usonic: Diversion
Marc Guillermont | Miles Bould | Nigel Hitchcock | Robert Mitchell | Sarah Ozelle | Scott Firth
Based around the Bould/Firth rhythm axis, Usonic are unabashed about describing themselves as a full on fusion band, drawing deep...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2012
Miho Hazama m-unit: Beyond Orbits
Composer/conductor Miho Hazama’s orchestral jazz palette ranges from the snappy riffs and canny voicings of West Coast jazz to the...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2023
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