The Simon Lasky Group: Story Inside
Jeff Lardner | Luca Boscagin | Pete Billington | Satin Singh | Shanti Jayasinha | Simon Lasky
Simon Lasky has a wide-ranging background, from studying classical and film music to playing on cruise ships. He is as...
Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: May/2016
Atomic: Pet Variations
Fredrik Ljungkvist | Hans Hulbækmo | Håvard Wiik | Ingebrigt Håker Flaten | Magnus Broo
When they formed in 2000, Norwegian/Swedish group Atomic, distanced themselves from the frosty ECM sound that dominated Scandinavian jazz at...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2019
Steve Tibbetts: Life Of
Marc Anderson | Michelle Kinney | Steve Tibbets
On his ninth album for the ECM label since his debut back in 1981, the Minnesota-based guitarist Steve Tibbett continues...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018
Vincentz/Brown/Hart&Harrell: Is That So?
John McLaughlin | Shankar Mahadevan | Zakir Hussain
Danish saxophonist Niels Vincentz confronts the wide-open spaces of a piano-free rhythm section with a round sound and a solid...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2020
Immanuel Wilkins: The 7th Hand
Following the buzz around his debut Omega released in 2020 on Blue Note, the 24-year-old Philadelphia born-and-raised alto saxophonist-composer Immanuel...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022
Nimbus Sextet: Dreams Fulfilled
A florid piano intro snaps into a classic acid jazz groove, and within this debut's first seconds it's clear that...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020
Maurice Louca: Elephantine
Unlike many an attempt at ‘world-fusion’ there's nothing ersatz about this sumptuous, 39-minute suite of Egyptian jazz from Cairo-based composer...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2019
Eric Gale: Blue Horizon
Blue Horizon found Gale producing himself for the first time, and hand picking the musicians around him. So it's interesting...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016
Jonny Wickham: Terra Boa
Ben Brown | Greg Sanders | Irini Arabatzi | Jonny Wickham | Lyle Barton
This debut album from bassist, composer, and bandleader Jonny Wickham is an exquisite tribute to Afro-Brazilian rhythmic traditions. The first...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2023
Huw Warren: Choro Choro Choro
Warren’s love affair with Brazilian music, most notably in his association with Hermeto Pascoal, hardly needs re-affirming here. But Choro,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2024
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