Enzo Carniel and House of Echo: Wallsdown

This experimental French quartet is an acquired taste; led by a pianist, whose sci-fi-influenced sonic design connects his melodic piano...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2020

Trygve Seim: Rumi Songs

With Tora Augestad singing the poetry of 13th century mystic Jelaluddin Rumi, the euro-jazz Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim has done...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

The Arild Anderson Group: Affirmation

Arild Andersen | Håkon Mjåset Johansen | Helge Lien | Marius Neset

First, congratulations to Arild Andersen for his prestigious award on 26 September 2022 as Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2022

Henry Kaiser: Friends & Heroes: Guitar Duets

Bill Frisell | Chris Muir | Davey Williams | Debashish Bhattacharya | Derek Bailey | Elliot Sharp | Eugene Chadbourne | Fred Frith | Henry Kaiser | Ian Brighton

Here's a collection to savour, even if guitars aren't your thing, or indeed spontaneous improvisation leaves you feeling, well, challenged....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2017

Roberto Occhipinti: Stabilimento

Alistair Kay | Andrew Yee | Dafnis Prieto | Drew Jurecka | Gabriel Radford | Hilario Duran | John Johnson | Kevin Turcotte | Les Allt | Luis Deniz

Canadian bassist, composer and producer Roberto Occhipinti has assembled some band for this tightly-honed set, or rather pair of sets,...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2017

Dick Morgan: At The Showboat/See What I Mean?/Settlin' In

Hard swinging jazz piano from Washington's doyen of pianists, this is a 3-LP on 2-CD package of exemplary piano trio...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2013

Various Artists: Cape Jazz Piano

Ebrahim Shihab | Hilton Schilder | Jack Momple | Kyle Shepherd | Mervyn Africa | Mike Perry | Murray Anderson | Ramon Alexander

It's a shame the South African piano tradition is not as widely available, or as widely celebrated, as all that...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019

Album Interview: Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou

Fatoumata Diawara | Guimba Kouyate | Hilaire Penda | Jean Paul Jones | John Groncamps | Leon Richard | Moh Kouyate | Ousmane Keita | Seb Rochford | Sola Akingbola

The Malian singer/songwriter and former backing vocalist Fatoumata Diawara – aka Fatou – is currently making waves with her sweet-voiced...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2011

Herb Ellis: Four Classic Albums

A set of what was arguably the guitarist's greatest period, with fellow Verve stars Getz, Eldridge, Giuffre and others joining...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Rob Barron Trio: From This Moment On

Jeremy Brown | Josh Morrison | Rob Barron

I missed out on Barron's debut album What's In Store (reviewed in Jazzwise 214) done with the same rhythm-section plus...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2020