Carmen Souza and Theo Pascal: Epistola
Carmen Souza | Craig Yaremko | Matt King | Shane Forbes | Theo Pascal | Zoe Pascal
There are few singers better equipped to make you sit up and really listen than Carmen Souza. Lisbon-born but of...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2016
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
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things: Clean On The Corner
Craig Taborn | Greg Ward | Jason Roebke | Josh Berman | Mike Reed | Tim Haldeman
This is the other band led by Chicagobased drummer Reed and although notably different to Loose Assembly it has comparable...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2012
The Bongolian: Harlem Hipshake
Craig Crofton | Gareth James Bailey | James Morton | Nasser Bouzida | Terry Edwards
When I first heard this new album by the multi-instrumentalist and Big Boss Man leader Nasser Bouzida (AKA The Bongolian)...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2021
Muhal Richard Abrams: Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note Vol. 2
While a number of leading contemporary pianists, from Jason Moran to Craig Taborn and Vijay Iyer, are happy to cite...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2017
Bill O'Connell: Jazz Latin
The core band on this sashaying suite played together for decades in the late flautist Dave Valentin's band. They channel...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2018
Various Artists: The Passion of Charlie Parker
The presence of producer Larry Klein on any recording is always a marker of artistic excellence, and such is the...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2017
Huw V Williams: Constantly Moving Happiness Machines
Huw V Williams | Jonathan Lindhorst | Mark Pringle | Max Santner
This project is self-effacingly underpinned by bassist Huw V Williams, a sought after low-end virtuoso from North Wales, whose work...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: March/2023
Murray/Allen/Carrington Power Trio: Perfection
Charnett Moffett | Craig Harris | David Murray | Geri Allen | Terri Lynne Carrington | Wallace Roney
Music industry classification would put Murray, Allen and Carrington in jazz, but aside from the common denominator of improvisatory skill...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2016
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities
The world-class contemporary sax colossus Chris Potter seems to be something of a late bloomer in terms of his recordings...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
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