Joel Harrison 5: Spirit House
Brian Blade | Cuong Vu | Joel Harrison | Kermit Driscoll | Paul Hanson
Despite 2014’s Mother Stump yielding decidedly mixed results, its inspired arrangement of Paul Motian's ‘Folk Song For Rosie’ showed off...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2015
Mike Longo: Step on It
Bob Cranshaw | Lewis Nash | Mike Longo
Pianist Mike Longo has been around the block more than a few times. The last time I saw him was...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2014
Ohisashiburi: Reimagining The Beatles
Fabio Accardi | Gaetano Partipilo | Giuseppe Bassi | Jonathan Gee
For what it's worth (and that's really either next to nothing or absolutely nothing at all), I should confess that...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2021
Chris Allard: Melodic Collective
Chris Allard | John Turville | Oli Hayhurst | Robbie Robson | Will Glaser
The clue's in the band's title as Allard releases another sophisticated, swinging and most importantly, melody-filled collection of largely his...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2023
Atlantic Road Trip: ONE
Alyn Cosker | Chad McCullough | Conor Murray | Miro Herak | Paul Towndrow
The link between US trumpeter McCullough and Scottish saxophonist Towndrow is Slovakian vibraphonist Herak, who had met and played with...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2024
Donovan Haffner: Alleviate
Donovan Haffner | Francisco Garcia de Paredes | Harry Ling | Harry Pearce | Jay Verma
Donovan Haffner is the latest in a long line of young lions to emerge from the Tomorrow’s Warriors school, demonstrating...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: June/2025
Alyn Cosker: ONTA
Alyn Cosker has been a mainstay of the Scottish jazz scene for many years, as resident drummer of the Scottish...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2025
Lee Konitz: Frescalalto
Kenny Barron | Kenny Washington | Lee Konitz | Peter Washington
Konitz, who will turn 90 next October, continues to plough a lonely furrow. Despite his occasional stylistic influence on such...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2017
Ben Davis/Fred Thomas/Zac Gvirtzman: Monk Spent Youth
Ben Davis | Fred Thomas | Zac Gvirtzman
Davis and Thomas are reliable cornerstones of the London scene, while the lesser-known pianist and producer Gvirtzman (aka Zac Gvi)...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2019
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead: Legacy Holder
Andrew Renfroe | Godwin Louis | Jonathan Barber | Mar Vilaseca | Matt Dwonszyk | Taber Gable
Having gigged with stars such as Erykadh Badu, Buster Williams and Kurt Elling, and picked up good press for his...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2020
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