Alex Clarke Quartet: Only A Year
Alex Clarke | Clark Tracey | Dave Green | David Newton
Clarke is only in her early 20s, but is already a player of consequence. Having dropped out of music college...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Rez Abbasi: Django-Shift
Michael Sarin | Neil Alexander | Rez Abbasi
Django-Shift should be listened to alongside Diminishing Blackness, the splendid Cherry Red Records boxset that emphasised Reinhardt the composer. Narratives...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2020
Tina May with the Steve Plews Trio: Telling Jokes
Gavin Barras | Johnny Hunter | Steve Plews | Tina May
Any album which takes as its inspiration the late, great Mark Murphy's stunning 2007 Verve recording Love Is What Stays...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Ambrose Akinmusire: Beauty Is Enough
Since his 2008 debut Prelude, Ambrose Akinmusire has been nothing if not adventurous; and this latest release consolidates his ambition...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Tineke Postma: Aria
Ben Monder | Robert Landfermann | Tineke Postma | Tristran Renfrow
The initial inspiration for Tineke Postma’s eighth own-name release was the expressive singing of singer Maria Callas. Hence the explorations...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2024
Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel: The Room
For two days in a Californian basement studio, American saxophonist Sam Gendel and Brazilian guitarist Fabio do Nascimento used their...
Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: March/2024
Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Marking the centenary of James Baldwin’s birth, Meshell Ndegeocello’s latest album for Blue Note, following 2023’s stellar Omnichord Real Book,...
Reviewed by Ammar Kalia in issue: September/2024
Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
Saxophonist, composer and poet DePlume displayed a remarkable capacity for writing minimal tunes filled with deeply moving melodies on his...
Reviewed by Ammar Kalia in issue: April/2025
Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Tear To A Smile/Mystic Voyage/Everybody Loves The Sunshine/Vibrations/Lifeline
Given the huge reissue programme that the music of Roy Ayers has undergone since the 1990s, the ‘rare groove’ era...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2025
Cinema Royal
Known for his work with Avishai Cohen and Oded Tzur as well as his recordings as leader for ENJA and...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2025
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