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
Julian Argüelles: Let It Be Told
Argüelles' 12th release as leader finds him weaving together the musical skeins that make up his musical mind. This is...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015
Confluence: Chroniques Terrestres
If you had to take a blindfold test, how often could you identify which side of the Atlantic a piece...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2016
McClenty Hunter Jr: The Groove Hunter
Drummer McClenty Hunter Jr knows all about the groove roots of hard bop – he started out in gospel music,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2018
Wolfgang Haffner: Kind of Cool
In 2008 Haffner came up with a minor masterpiece for the ACT label in Acoustic Shapes that seemed to capture...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015
George Duke: No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra/Warner Years 1985-2000
That long list of vocalists is the giveaway. This bumper 3-CD, three-hour-plus release draws on nine albums over 15 years,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2022
Kontrabassduo Studer-Frey: Zurich Concerts: 15 Years of Kontrabassduo Studer-Frey
Swiss double-bassists Daniel Studer and Peter K Frey have been working together as improvisers for 15 years – a milestone...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2016
Large Unit: Erta Ale
You know you're dealing with a huge sound when Paal Nilssen-Love isn't even the loudest thing in the room. This...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2015
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Johan Lindvall: Om Du Reser Mycket
The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra has been a fertile breeding ground in establishing Norwegian jazz’s unique identity since the 1990s, with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022
Pablo Held: Glow II
Pianist Pablo Held is perhaps one of the best known young jazz musicians on the Cologne jazz scene, and over...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2018
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