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
30 April 2026
Alex Ho and Donovan Haffner, Serendipity, No label ***1/2
A meeting of hearts and minds.
30 April 2026
Billy Childs, Triumvirate, Mack Avenue ****
Originals win the day
27 April 2026
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...
26 April 2026
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...
25 April 2026
Barbican adds Moses Boyd Pan-African drums night and Ben LaMar Gay date to Project a Black Planet
Diasporic summer sounds ingeniously curated
24 April 2026
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
23 April 2026
Glasgow Jazz Festival 2026: 10-14 June
Mario Biondi, Courtney Pine, Martin Taylor and more booked to play Glasgow Jazzfest in June.
22 April 2026
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.
20 April 2026
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...
20 April 2026
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 in a liking for John Martyn and...
19 April 2026
The “art of the prompt”
“My arse” - Jim Royle would have responded. But the jig will be well and truly up come that *happy day* when opinion...
18 April 2026
The Shieling wins Jazz FM album of the year
Fergus McCreadie wins big at the Jazz FM awards
16 April 2026
Peter Erskine, Peregrine, Hard Wag Records **** highly recommended
A winning array of Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Brian Wilson and Jimmy Webb material contained within what's crafted as...
13 April 2026
People in Orbit, Viewpoint, April ***
You won't have just glimpsed the dark side of the moon unlike some other People in Orbit making all the news.
11 April 2026
Julian Joseph, Voyage of the Faithful, Rivetation Records *****
An event release. A giant of British jazz piano returns with a bangingly swinging trio exhibition, on what is blindingly obviously a milestone...
10 April 2026
Foy Vance, The Wake, Rounder ****
Amazing stuff, utterly magnetic especially 'Call Me Anytime.'
8 April 2026
Ego Ella May, Good Intentions, Believe UK ***
A loungey listen from much hyped singer Ego Ella May has its moments but there are no knockout songs.
8 April 2026
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