Month: April 2026
Alcyona Mick and Liam Noble, Distant Plains: The Planets Revisited, Caliban Sounds/One Little Independent ***1/2
Two become one in the moment
Miho Hazama and the Danish Radio Big Band, Frames, Edition **** recommended
Mellow writing, cleanly voiced, strong melodies, big band backing that isn't like an overkill at all. All these factors are part of the...
Eivind Aarset, Strange Hands, Jazzland ***1/2
Appealing electro ambient Nordic future jazz from Eivind Aarset, violin and ancient Indian bamboo flute contribute an additional dimension to the existing group...
Barbican adds Moses Boyd Pan-African drums night and Ben LaMar Gay date to Project a Black Planet
Diasporic summer sounds ingeniously curated
Blue Moods, Directions & Expressions, Posi-Tone ***1/2
Miles Davis themed - easy going middle of the road swinging routines on this new studio album from Blue Moods
Glasgow Jazz Festival 2026: 10-14 June
Mario Biondi, Courtney Pine, Martin Taylor and more booked to play Glasgow Jazzfest in June.
The W, Mikrokosmos, TYZart**** recommended
Following the example of Chick Corea, Bruno Heinen's The W for Mikrokosmos zones in specifically on Book 6. What a pick-me-up.
Let Spin, I Am Alien, Discus ****
I have no idea what "post jazz" means, a term sometimes trotted out to describe Let Spin. It trips off the tongue easily...
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