Tom Syson: Different Coloured Days
David Ferris | Jonathan Silk | Pete Hutchinson | Tom Barford | Tom Syson
Tom Syson, the trumpet lead in the Birmingham Jazz Orchestra, opened his account as leader in an assertive manner with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019
Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen: Affinity
Esben Tjalve | Henrik Jensen | Pete Ibbetson | Rory Simmons
Affinity is the third album from Denmark-born London-based bassist Henrik Jensen and his quartet, Followed By Thirteen. It’s a pleasing...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: May/2020
Samuel Eagles Quartet: Next Beginning
Eric Ford | Ferg Ireland | Ralph Wyld | Samuel Eagles
The ‘F-IRE presents’ series is a nice way of getting to know some of the emerging talents associated with the...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Tom Ollendorff: A Song For You
Conor Chaplin | Marc Michel | Tom Ollendorff
When Jordi Pujol, the owner of the Barcelona-based Fresh Sound New Talent (FSNT) label, releases a debut album you sit...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2021
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
Zhenya Strigalev's Smiling Organizm: Robin Goodie
“Hi, my name is Robin Goodie,” alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev declares in the middle of the title track in a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
Ben Van Gelder: Reprise
Ben Street | Ben Van Gelder | Craig Weinrib | Mark Turner | Peter Schlamb | Rick Rosato | Sam Harris
First things first: Dutch-born, New York-based saxophonist/composer Ben Van Gelder doesn't have a dad, uncle or granddad named Rudy who...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2014
David Binney: Lifted Land
Craig Taborn | David Binney | Eivind Opsvik | Tyshawn Sorey
He might slip under the radar these days more than he should, but the Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist-composer David Binney is...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2013
Ben Wendel: The Seasons
Aaron Parks | Ben Wendel | Eric Harland | Gilad Hekselman | Matt Brewer
Isn’t April supposed to be the cruellest month? That’s how TS Eliot had it, subverting Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and centuries...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Feb/2019
Dave Stryker: Baker's Circle
David Stryker | Jared Gold | Mayra Casales | Mclenty Hunter | Walter Smith III
Stryker's clean lines and mastery of the groove fitted perfectly with his long-time boss Stanley Turrentine's soulful sax. So it's...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021
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