Brooding duo reveries that straddle chamber jazz and the avant-garde
Bymarlbank15 October 2026Accomplished piano trio driven originals plus a Jimmy Van Heusen evergreen found in the blend
Bymarlbank14 October 2026Compositions that are built to last played by players who are closer to the source than most
Bymarlbank14 October 2026There isn’t a definition. But I can show you one eminently eligible candidate.
Bymarlbank13 October 2026The latest marlbank podcast reflects on Gary Crosby and Cherise at the new London outpost of the Blue Note
Bymarlbank13 October 2026A starry, starry night in Paris saw French singer Malou Oheix crowned Hancock winner
Bymarlbank12 October 2026Remember exactly where you are and how you felt when you first heard these remarkable sounds
Bymarlbank12 October 2026Modesty and reserve speak volumes in this pared back recording
Bymarlbank12 October 2026Originals that tap a certain reflectiveness
Bymarlbank11 October 2026More-ish straightahead listening borne out of loss transformed into light
Bymarlbank10 October 2026A first visit to the new London Blue Note
Bymarlbank8 October 2026A pleasantly swinging mainstream piano trio rendering of some classic tunes plus a few originals
Bymarlbank7 October 2026A soul diversion for Jo Harrop unearths some obscure, simmering northern soul friendly fare
Bymarlbank6 October 2026Highly touted German act Salomea hit Soho
Bymarlbank5 October 2026What a debut - new in the marlbank choice for top UK releases in 2026
ByStephen Graham5 October 2026A big change in JD Allen's style as the deep jazz saxophonist goes gnawa
Bymarlbank4 October 2026There's happiness in such finesse.
Bymarlbank3 October 2026
Today's "hill" climbing playlist finds room for balladic jazz both modern and trad inclined rooted in classic song, folk, torchsong and classic pop, rock & even the quaint Cinderella curve ball choice of the frequently critically dumped upon country 'n' Irish genre to rub along ingeniously well together.
"Hill" inspired - do listen in sequence if you can spare the time for maximum pleasure rather than dipping in and out like wee Dympna dicking about on the decks or like most of us disconsolately scrolling all the time on the all you can eat sonic buffet platters that abound. Because traversing a number of styles we kept something quite extraordinary that builds at the end which kind of works. You'll know it when you get there, that's 'Die on a Hill' marvellously vulnerable, warts and all soulful the work of Amy-meets-Raye chanteuse de nos jours the twentysomething Sienna Spiro, pictured, where she belongs, top.
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