Eye catching Isle of Wight line-up
Dave O’Higgins on Monkin' Around's 4 in 1
Flock II murmurations
Mahuki, Gratitude, Bridge The Gap ***
Tommy Smith and John Taylor, Love Unrequited ****
Sam Norris, Small Things Evolved Slowly ***1/2
Nala Sinephro, Endlessness, Warp ****
Nubya Garcia, Odyssey, Concord Jazz ****
Kasper Rietkerk, The Island, Zennez ***1/2
5 top gigs
John Williamson, The Northern Sea, Ubuntu ***1/2
Islay calling
Richard Fairhurst, Inside Out, Ubuntu ****
Mike Westbrook, Band of Bands, Westbrook Records ***1/2
Oreglo, Not Real People, Brownswood ***1/2
The 20 top UK jazz pianists - ranked!
Phil Merriman Trio, The Roots Beneath ***1/2
Best UK albums: sheer Jo-how