Reviews
Nick Costley-White: Poncha
Julian Siegel | James Maddren | Nick Costley-White | Connor Chaplin
A third run out for Costley-White following 2018’s Detour Ahead, also with Chaplin on bass, and Nice Work! a trio...
Reviewed in issue March/2025
Ivo Neame: Zettalogue
James Maddren | Tom Farmer | Ivo Neame | George Crowley
Ivo Neame is a core element in high-energy outfits, matching drummer Anton Eger’s wild Phronesis flurries and helping Marius Neset’s...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Monkin’ Around: 4 In 1
Luke Fowler | Billy Pod | Sean Fyfe | Dave O’Higgins | Martin Shaw
O’Higgins’ love for Monk knows no bounds. As if touring with Rob Luft in 2019 when they played the whole...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
Art Themen Organ Trio: Live in Soho
Pete Whittaker | George Double | Art Themen
I heard this band at Swanage (admittedly with trumpeter Martin Shaw added) and thought them a wow. Now comes the...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
John Williamson: The Northern Sea
Alex Wilson | Jonny Mansfield | Alex Hitchcock | John Williamson | Jay Davis | Immy Churchill
Hell, if you’re a bass player, why not start your solo album with a bass solo? After all, contrary to...
Reviewed in issue September/2024
Matyas Gayer Trio: Westbourne Park
Dave Green | Steve Brown | Matyas Gayer
I’ve heard Hungarian-in-London Gayer subbing in Five-Way Split and playing for the Nat Steele-Mark Crooks Quintet, and have been impressed...
Reviewed in issue September/2024
Steven Nichols: From Dust
Charlie Rees | Reuben Goldmark | Steven Nichols | John Jones | Amund Kleppan
You may not have heard of trumpeter Steven Nichols, but his pedigree speaks for itself: he has studied and performed...
Reviewed in issue September/2024
The Jazzanians: We Have Waited Too Long
This is an important album that slots into the continuing evolution of South African jazz. Dating back to the 1980s,...
Reviewed in issue August/2024
Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha: Ensconced
Law’s musical palette grows ever wider: Ensconced finds him principally playing steel string acoustic, most rare for him, and collaborating...
Reviewed in issue August/2024
Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out
Dave Whitford | Tim Giles | Richard Fairhurst
Richard Fairhurst has an impressive pedigree. Five years after beginning to learn the piano at the age of 15, he...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
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