Harish Raghavan: Calls for Action
Harish Raghavan | Immanuel Wilkins | Joel Ross | Kweku Sumbry | Micah Thomas
Over the previous decade or so, this New York-based Illinois-born bassist has been receiving deserved props for his performances with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2020
Harish Raghavan: In Tense
Charles Altura | Eric Harland | Harish Raghavan | Joel Ross | Morgan Geurin
Since gaining recognition as a member of Ambrose Akinmusire’s band, New York-based double bassist Harish Raghavan has made steady progress...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022
The Fresh Sound Ensemble: Common Threads
After launching the likes of Ambrose Akinmusire, Robert Glasper and Kris Davis onto the international scene, the Spanish label Fresh...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: March/2023
Jonathan Saraga: Journey To A New World
Aki Ishiguro | Chris Pattishall | Jonathan Saraga | Kenneth Salters | Remy Le Boeuf | Rick Rosato
I've always had a soft spot for the Fresh Sound New Talent label. It's Jordi Pujol's special baby and shows...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2018
Mathias Eick: Ravensburg
Andreas Ulvo | Audun Erlien | Håkon Aase | Helge Andreas Norbakken | Mathias Eick | Torstein Lofthus
Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick's blend of voice-like long-tone tremors and supple jazz phrasing links him with such atmospheric brass-playing relatives...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2018
Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals
Alex Hitchcock | James Copus | Jay Davis | Joe Downard | Will Barry
Saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock formed this band for his 2016 postgrad finals at the Royal Academy of Music, and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2018
Marta Sanchez: SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)
Composer and arranger Marta Sanchez has steadily been building a reputation as a talent to watch on the New York...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2022
Matthew Stevens/Walter Smith III: In Common II
Linda May Han Oh | Matthew Stevens | Micah Thomas | Nate Smith | Walter Smith III
Someone found an amusing way of getting round a change in rhythm section for the band pic on the sleeve...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020
Marko Churnchetz: Devotion
Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine
The 28-year-old Slovenian pianist Marko Churnchetz spends much of his time journeying between his home country and New York. The...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019
Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real
Stylised jazz sub-genres hold little sway for many of the newer generation of improvising musicians and Nick Malcolm is a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019
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