There are lots of layers to this tender, edgy in places, gem from English free-jazz veteran saxist Paul Dunmall
Bymarlbank31 May 2026Tapping into the Swedish blues via a tender big band approach
Bymarlbank27 May 2026New talent? The context is the Young Irish jazzer contest
Bymarlbank26 May 2026The last major figure of the bebop era departs this vale of tears.
Bymarlbank26 May 2026Claire Martin is sublime particularly on 'Snow'. And ripples from the instrumentals of the Siskind led piano trio cascade in ever increasing circles so agreeably.
Bymarlbank25 May 2026A very receptive San Francisco audience hangs on every note it seems, on this latest from Brazilian bossa nova piano and vocals icon Eliane Elias.
Bymarlbank24 May 2026Abstractions dissolve into generous vamps and a freedom-loving swirl of flute, harp and electronics
Bymarlbank23 May 2026Bit of a swoonsome listen for a Staurday. And why not
Bymarlbank23 May 2026

MORE READING have a gander at my review of Lizz & travelling band fam in tow in the agreeably louche surroundings of what was the Soho Revue Bar - formerly the Raymond Revuebar - run in Streatham period Jazzwise long home to the mag in 2008 before moving to Herne Hill five years later. Jazzwise will be 30 years old in late March 2027. Her Lizzness' take on Led Zep's 'Thank You' that night was the ultimate jaw dropper. Recorded version above. It was far better live - that long lost night saw the audience totally unprovoked by cheerleaders or fooled by any showbiz artifice adoring what she had just sung. Oh to have a bootleg to try to recreate the memory even more than what I noted down and can recall. But whatever: you have to let it linger.
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