Alcyona Mick and Liam Noble, Distant Plains: The Planets Revisited, Caliban Sounds/One Little Independent ***1/2

Two become one in the moment

Alex Ho and Donovan Haffner, Serendipity, No label ***1/2

A meeting of hearts and minds.

Billy Childs, Triumvirate, Mack Avenue ****

Originals win the day

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.…

Eivind Aarset, Strange Hands, Jazzland ***1/2

Appealing electro ambient Nordic future jazz from Eivind Aarset, violin and ancient Indian bamboo flute contribute…

Anthony Joseph, The Ark, Heavenly Sweetness ****

Another strong showing from London scene British Trinidadian poet, vocalist, singer-songwriter Anthony Joseph and his kicking…

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…

Glasgow Jazz Festival 2026: 40th Edition Line-Up Announced

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…

Let Spin, I Am Alien, Discus ****

I have no idea what "post jazz" means, a term sometimes trotted out to describe Let…

Talkline, Growing Pains, Milk Man EP ***1/2

Words matter. Experiencing the fuller Talkline further joins the dots between poignant 1970s-like singer-songwritery that's rooted…

The “art of the prompt”

“My arse” - Jim Royle would have responded. But the jig will be well and truly…

The Shieling wins Jazz FM album of the year

Fergus McCreadie wins big at the Jazz FM awards

Peter Erskine, Peregrine, Hard Wag Records **** highly recommended

A winning array of Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Brian Wilson and Jimmy…

People in Orbit, Viewpoint, April ***

You won't have just glimpsed the dark side of the moon unlike some other People in…

Julian Joseph, Voyage of the Faithful, Rivetation Records *****

An event release. A giant of British jazz piano returns with a bangingly swinging trio exhibition,…

Foy Vance, The Wake, Rounder ****

Amazing stuff, utterly magnetic especially 'Call Me Anytime.'