Sam Crowe Group: Synaesthesia
Adam Waldmann | Dave Smith | Jasper Høiby | Sam Crowe | Will Davies
Here's proof that the newest wave of UK jazz musicians don't need to play music that kicks arse in order...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010
Julian Nicholas and Emil Viklicky: Food of Love
Dave Wickins | Emil Viklicky | Julian Nicholas | Robert Balzar
The big moral here is, get tested for prostate cancer. Now. Food of Love is dedicated to the memory of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2025
The Jihad: Black and Beautiful… Soul and Madness
Amiri Baraka, who died in January, came to prominence in the early 1960s as a poet with links to the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2014
James Spaulding: Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington
Avery Brooks | Billy Higgins | Cedar Walton | James Spaulding | Mtume | Sam Jones | Steve Nelson
This was the Indianapolis-born Spaulding's debut album as a leader although he had already gained praise as a sideman with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2013
Miles Davis: Live in Poland 1983
Of all the ensembles that Davis led following his comeback in 1981, his band with John Scofield is usually recognised...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2015
Houston Person: Live in Paris
Ben Paterson | Houston Person | Peter Bernstein | Willie Jones III
Person and company were in Paris for Festival Jazz a la Villette, their set recorded by France Musique and how...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Fred Thomas/Zac Gvirtzman: Living Standards
Ben Davis | Fred Thomas | Johnny Brierley | Louisa Jones | Zac Gvirtzman
London-based young multi-instrumentalists Fred Thomas and Zac Gvirtzman (Gvirt for short), have collaborated in various other sonic dimensions (Fly Agaric,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
The Cloudmakers Trio: Live at the Pizza Express
Dave Smith | Jim Hart | Michael Janisch | Ralph Alessi
The versatile first-call vibraphonist Jim Hart has recently been nominated in the vibes category for the 2012 Downbeat poll, a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012
Sam Rivers: Contrasts
Dave Holland | George Lewis | Sam Rivers | Thurman Barker
The title is not superficial. Indeed in light of other works (Contours, Colors, Hints On Light And Shadow), it captures...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2014
Album Interview: The Bad Plus: Complex Emotions
Ben Monder | Chris Speed | Dave King | Reid Anderson
The closest forerunner to the newest incarnation of the iconoclastic The Bad Plus –founder members Reid Anderson and Dave King...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2024
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