A two pronged sax approach stirs us from our post-Black Friday stupor to step up to…
November 2024
Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret, Julian Sartorius, Samares, ECM ***1/2
Elegance and a naturalistic driven passion.
M. T. B., Solid Jackson, Criss Cross Jazz ****
Swinging while they're winning, on Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter material plus tunes by each of…
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band, Lumen, Prophone ***
''PanaMonkian'' and Nordic big band traditions match and fuse.
Awen Ensemble end 2024 on a high
Celtic jazz act Awen Ensemble - marlbank's top new band of the year.
Ambrose Akinmusire guests on Alex Koo’s Blame It On My Chromosomes
Looking ahead: we have been listening to Blame It On My Chromosomes from Alex Koo to…
Thélonius Garcia, Marche Nocturne ****
A remarkable stillness and some moving moments from the pianist
Track of the Week: Mette Juul, Be a Blessing To Someone, Nilento Records
Kindness wins on this Maya Angelou inspired Dylan-esque iridescence from Mette Juul
Ineza With Alex Webb & the Copasetics, Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories, Copasetic Foundation ***1/2
Abbey Lincoln, Billie Holiday songs and thoughtful copasetically shaped originals from on-the-up jazz singer Ineza.
Ganavya, Daughter of a Temple, Leiter ****
Extraordinary spiritual jazz and beyond influenced by Alice and John Coltrane - a listening journey of…
Rasmus Sørensen’s At The Right Time REVIEWED plus the latest PODCAST and today’s PLAYLIST
Rasmus Sørensen's At The Right Time
Album of the Week: Kitti, Somethin’ in the Water (Rebecca’s Records) PLUS today’s playlist
Tender and ballsy at the same time there's a lot of strong soul, blues and jazz…
Hard bopper Brandon Woody, a young player steeped in Baltimore jazz history, is a new Blue Note signing
Baltimore trumpeter-composer Brandon Woody has signed to Blue Note, the venerable jazz label has just made…
Is end-of-year best-of list itis even curable?
A best-of list won’t change your life unless you have measured out your life with coffee…
John Hart, Love Is, SteepleChase ***1/2
Bebop and beyond in an acoustic connoisseur level guitar, cornet, bass setting led by US player…
Jon Batiste’s Beethoven Blues + Kitti’s I Walk Away – track of the week
Beethoven’s instant familiarity is a stumbling bock You get the jazz language fed in with bluesy…
Thomas Fonnesbæk, In Rome, Storyville ****
Blue Waltz tunes are part of the spell. Another chance to hear the empathy and intuition…
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