Adam Bałdych Quartet: Sacrum Profanum
Adam Bałdych | Dawid Fortuna | Krzysztof Dys | Michael Barański
This is Bałdychs sixth album for ACT, and his first for the label with his fellow Polish musicians. Reflecting his...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2019
Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow: Trios
Andy Sheppard | Carla Bley | Steve Swallow
It is quite probable that Carla Bley has lost count of the number of people who have recorded her compositions,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2013
Harry Christelis: Nurture the Child/Challenge the Adult
Andrea Di Biase | Christos Stylianides | Dave Storey | Harry Christelis
London guitarist Harry Christelis's heroes include Bill Frisell and Paul Motian, and beloved genres range from free improv to folk...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2023
Lee Konitz: Lee Konitz Plays
Don Bagley | Henri Renaud | Jimmy Gourley | Lee Konitz | Stan Levey
It's tempting to compare Konitz's newest release Frescalalto (Jazzwise 217) and, since the above was recorded in Paris, to conclude...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2017
Johnny Hunter Quartet: While We Still Can
Ben Watte | Graham South | Johnny Hunter | Stewart Wilson
The drummer Johnny Hunter is a key instigator in the North West of England local live scene mostly based around...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016
Jerry Bergonzi: Dog Star
Anders Mogensen | Carl Winther | Jerry Bergonzi | Johnny Aman | Phil Grenadier
This is basically the same long-running band that played on Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi’s Steeplechase album, Inner Journey, which...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2018
Corey Mwamba: NTH
Andy Champion | Corey Mwamba | Johnny Hunter | Laura Cole
Earlier this year the brilliant Derby-based vibraphonist and experimental composer Corey Mwamba announced his retirement from live performance. I've been...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2019
Andre Canniere: The Darkening Blue
Andre Canniere | Brigitte Beraha | Ivo Neame | Michael Janisch | Ted Poor | Tori Freestone
The Darkening Blue is Pennsylvania-born trumpeter Andre Canniere's third release since his move to the UK in 2008 and his...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Favourite Animals
There have been a string of great releases on Cath Roberts and Dee Byrne’s Luminous label of late, and this...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2018
Rain Sultanov: Influence
Dagobert Böhm | Isfar Sarabski | Nils Ölmedal | Rain Sultanov
Rain Sultanov mans jazz's Azerbaijan outpost, running the Baku Jazz Festival and writing a history of the music in the...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2020
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