Nikki Iles & The NDR Big Band: Face To Face
It is always good when an international jazz collaboration is preserved on a recording that shows clearly what each side...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Joe Webb: Collblanc
Joe Webb | Sam Jesson | Will Sach
A quick Google reveals that Collblanc is a suburb of Barcelona: qué significa? No importa: the main point of interest...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: April/2024
Luiz Millan: Brazilian Match
Brazilian songwriters such as Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Luis Bonfá and Edu Lobo, are so indelibly associated with the music...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2024
Liam Noble & Geoff Simkins: Lucky Teeth
This encounter between pianist Liam Noble and alto saxophonist Geoff Simkins positively pings with intelligence and enthusiasm as the duo...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2024
Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard: As Good As It Gets
Andreas Bye | Andy Sheppard | Espen Esberg | Lars Tormod Jenset
It’s not often Aristotle gets a walk-on part in these pages, but this album is a classic case of the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2023
Nicole Mitchell/Alexander Hawkins: At Earth School
Alexander Hawkins | Nicole Mitchell
Cafe OTO in east London has been the scene of countless memorable live sets over the years and this compelling...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2023
Bill Frisell, Kit Downes and Andrew Cyrille: Breaking the Shell
Andrew Cyrille | Bill Frisell | Kit Downes | Lucy Railton
If you only know Frisell from lush Mike Gibbs orchestrations of swoonsome sentimentalities like ‘Beautiful Dreamer’, then prepare for a...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2024
Brad Shepik: Dream Of The Possible
Amino Belyamani | Brad Shepik | John Hadfield | Layale Chaker | Sam Minaie
Shepik is a versatile and accomplished guitarist who spent time as a sideman for Paul Motian as well as leading...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: December/2024
Gilad Hekselman: Downhill From Here
Gilad Hekselman | Larry Grenadier | Marcus Gilmore
Last year’s outstanding live quartet release Life, at the Village Vanguard by the singular Israeli-born, New York-residing guitarist Gilad Hekselman...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2025
Daniel Sommer: Lost Threads
Artturi Rönkä | Daniel Sommer | Thommy Andersson
The piano trio is a pivotal modern jazz form, and has evolved into many well-established forms over the years. Just...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: May/2025
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