Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Poly Tropos/Of Many Turns
Jonathan Finlayson | Rich Brown | Sean Rickman | Steve Coleman
Although he has made a string of notable studio recordings over a four-decade career, Steve Coleman scales creative heights on...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2024
Tingvall Trio: Vägen
Like meeting a friend you haven't seen in years, but manage to pick up a conversation with immediately as if...
Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: August/2012
Eric Reed: Groovewise
Ben Williams | Eric Reed | Gregory Hutchinson | Seamus Blake
Back in the 1990s, Eric Reed was a fairly regular visitor to the UK. Sadly, some 20 years later, we...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2015
Michael Wollny: Mondenkind
Michael Wollny, now a family man who teaches in academe, put lockdown to good use in April with this exhilarating...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2020
Lorraine Baker: Eden
Binker Golding | Liam Noble | Lorraine Baker | Paul Michael
“I have always admired the dance-like quality of [Ed] Blackwell’s playing and his strong sense of melody,” explains drummer, percussionist...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Manuel Mota & David Grubbs: Lacrau
Ex-Bastro/Gastr del Sol lynchpin David Grubbs is on an exciting run of form. His quietly disarming Failed Celestial Creatures, a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2018
Stuart McCallum: Distilled Live
Stuart McCallum is best known as the guitarist with ambient masters the Cinematic Orchestra. McCallum as a leader sculpts similarly...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013
Kenny Wheeler: Mirrors
Featuring arrangements of poems by Stevie Smith, Lewis Carroll and WB Yeats, the 11-movement Mirrors suite represents a completely...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2013
Sam Newsome: Chaos Theory: Song Cycles For Prepared Soprano Saxophone
As an unerring devotee of the soprano saxophone Sam Newsome draws inevitable comparisons to Steve Lacy. He has a thorough...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2019
Ben Goldberg: Everything Happens to Be
Ben Goldberg is a veteran clarinettist whose work explores the unique identity and richly-veined sonic of his instrument through time.Drawing...
Reviewed by Selwyn Hants in issue: June/2021
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