Mehmet Ali Sanlikol and What’s Next?: THE RISE UP: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Where saxophonist/conceptualist Dave Liebman gets his energy from is anybody's guess. His creativity seems to function at full throttle 365...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2020

Lester Young: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Hank Jones | Percy Heath | Billy Mitchell | Ray Charles | Milt Hinton | Connie Kay | John Lewis | Milt Jackson | Oscar Pettiford | Lucky Thompson

With one caveat, this is a very worthwhile collection comprising five 1940s sessions and two from the 50s, but thereby...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019

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

Patchwork Jazz Orchestra: The Light That Shines

James Davison

Gatherings of any scale having been outlawed these past months, you might have thought big bands had been banned. But,...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2020

CeCe Gable: More Than a Song

Well-respected on the cabaret jazz circuit, the singer nevertheless is working in a creative setting, her engaging conversational tone and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2020

Nicolas Meier World Group: Live

Gerald Watkins | Jason Marsalis | Jasen Weaver | Oscar Rossignoli

Like so many artists, live is where its at for Meier. His buoyant stage presence, the range of colours he...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2020

Julian Nicholas: One Two Three Four

Julian Nicholas

I've listed Nicholas as leader on One Two Three Four, although all four participants share the cover billing. This music...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2020

Carolina Calvache: Vida Profunda

Carolina Calvache

It's a measure of the respect and goodwill afforded Colombian pianist Carolina Calvache that the line-up of names on this,...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2020

Hang Em High: The Kidnapping of Ståle Størlokken

Bond

Hang Em High is the pseudonym of Tres Testosterones, a lively European trio who share a love of alt-jazz, electronic...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: September/2020

Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett: ’Round the World

Jana Herzen

In 2003 Jana Herzen, a singer-songwriter who honed her talents early in coffee houses and folk clubs, founded the Harlem-based...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2020