Terence Blanchard: Absence

Benjamin von Gutzeit | Charles Aktura | David Balakirshnan | David Ginyard | Fabian Almazan | Gabe Terracciano | Malcom Parson | Oscar Seaton | Terence Blanchard

As the US emerged from lockdown, the American trumpeter Terence Blanchard fine-tuned the music he was composing for Spike Lee’s...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2021

Terence Blanchard: The Comedian

Carl Allen | David Pulphus | Kenny Barron | Khari Allen Lee | Ravi Coltrane | Terence Blanchard

One of the key soundtrack composers of the last two decades returns to writing for the silver screen with a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2017

Terence Blanchard: Magnetic

The New Orleansian Blanchard has been one of the notable soundtrack composers of the last two decades as well as...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2017

Terence Blanchard & The E-Collective: Breathless

Charles Altura | Donald Ramsey | Fabian Almazan | JRei Oliver | Oscar Seaton | PJ Morton | Terence Blanchard

The same group gave a somewhat underwhelming performance at last year's Tampere Jazz Happening and though this recording is a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard: Chano y Dizzy!

David Torres | Francisco Torres | George Ortiz | Joey De Leon Jr | Poncho Sanchez | Rob Hardt | Ron Francis Blake | Terence Blanchard | Tony Banda

The eminently worthy idea is to celebrate the pioneers Pozo and Gillespie together, and the resultant album gets off to...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2012

Terence Blanchard feat The E-Collective: Live

Gerald Watkins | Jasen Weaver | Jason Marsalis | Oscar Rossignoli

The political ramifications of Blanchard's previous releases with his electric project, none more so than Breathless, are thrown into even...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2020

Various Artists: Jazz & The Philharmonic

Bobby McFerrin | Chick Corea | Dave Grusin | Desmond Richardson | Elizabeth Joy Roe | Eric Owens | Mark O'Connor | Shelly Berg | Terence Blanchard

Not to be confused, of course, with Jazz At The Philharmonic, this altogether different beast can't be knocked in terms...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014

Ben Wendel: All One

Ben Wendel | Bill Frisell | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Elena Pinderhughes | José James | Terence Blanchard | Tigran Hamasyan

Major props to Dave Stapleton and his team for putting together such a wide-ranging, diverse catalogue of albums at Edition,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023

Fabian Almazan Trio: This Land Abounds With Life

Member of both the Terence Blanchard and Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet, this Cuban jazz pianist's trio featuring Linda May Han Oh...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Dayna Stephens: Today is Tomorrow

Aaron Parks | Dayna Stephens | Donald Edwards | Julian Lage | Kiyoshi Kitagawa | Michael Rodriguez | Raffi Garabedian

As so often in its history, Criss Cross certainly spots talented relative newcomers with something different to say. Meet Brooklyn-born,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2012