Kenny Garrett: Pushing the World Away
Last year’s Seeds from the Underground CD was a Grammy magnet, collecting two nominations – for ‘solo’ and ‘best instrumental...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013
The Cookers Quintet: The Path
Alex Coleman | Bernie Senensky | Joe Poole | Ryan Oliver | Tim Hamel
This is an all-Canadian quintet with veteran pianist Senensky the best-known name. Given their chosen monicker, it’s no surprise that...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2022
Adam Cruz: Milestone
Adam Cruz | Ben Street | Chris Potter | Edward Simon | Miguel Zenón | Steve Cardenas | Steve Wilson
You should be familiar with the name of Adam Cruz through any one of his sideman gigs with people like...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2012
Andy Fusco: Joy-Riding
Andy Fusco | Jason Tiemann | Joel Weiskopf | Mike Karn | Walt Weiskopf
You'd never know it, but altoist Andy Fusco is 69-years-old. He joined the Buddy Rich Big Band back in 1978....
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2017
Matyas Gayer Trio: Westbourne Park
Dave Green | Matyas Gayer | Steve Brown
I’ve heard Hungarian-in-London Gayer subbing in Five-Way Split and playing for the Nat Steele-Mark Crooks Quintet, and have been impressed...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2024
Pablo Held: Glow II
Pianist Pablo Held is perhaps one of the best known young jazz musicians on the Cologne jazz scene, and over...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2018
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra/Kim Myhr/Jenny Hval: In The End His Voice Will Be The Sound Of Paper
Apparently the title of this remarkable, semi-improvised, acoustic disc emerged from a conversation about Bob Dylan’s ageing voice. By contrast,...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2016
Mike Clark & Michael Zilber: Mike Drop
Matt Clark | Michael Zilber | Mike Clark | Peter Barshay
I wanted to like this album more than I do. Clark is a player named in the press blurb as...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2021
Bill Laurance Trio: Live At Ronnie Scott's
Bill Laurance | Jonathan Harvey | Marijus Aleksa
Generously, Snarky Puppy keyboardist Bill Laurance dedicates this beautifully-recorded (perhaps it’s a tad too pristine – a bit more of...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: April/2020
Yazz Ahmed: Finding My Way Home
Now in her latetwenties, Yazz Ahmed only started playing jazz on the trumpet in her late teens. You aren't made...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012
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