Reviews
Picking out a range of the essentials
Matt Johnson, Warrior Princess, Naive/Believe Recordings ***
Cut a rug to the nifty 1990s grooves-for-Greta jazz-funk and acid jazz of the Jamiroquai keyboardist and equally stellar guests.
Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin, Markku Ounaskari, Arcanum, ECM ***1/2
Ornettian free jazz and more framed by Nordic and Asiatic dreamings from this Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish grouping.
Live: Emma Rawicz Quartet, Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo ****
Touring Ireland at the moment, last night into the west the tour reached Sligo. At the Hawk's Well the powerful Emma Rawicz Quartet...
Dena DeRose, Mellow Tones, HighNote Records **** recommended
One of the very best jazz vocals albums we have come across this year. Album of the Week
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda & Antonio Sánchez, BEATrio, Béla Fleck Productions ****
Extraordinary instrumentalism, dazzling resource and a group sound that defies convention.
Organ Freeman, Busywork, Charlie Moon Music ****
Home cookin' Dublin band Organ Freeman's savoury soul-jazz flavours.
Pietro Paris, Folk Traffic, Encore Music ***
Italian ''acoustic'' sounds suitable for anyone into John Abercrombie and Lookout Farm.
Isaiah J. Thompson, The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry, Mack Avenue ***1/2
A swinging holy roller soaked in jazz traditions and engagingly conveyed.
Snowpoet, Heartstrings, Edition ***
Lambent melodies and lingering introspection are like pages from a dream diary.
Naïssam Jalal, Souffles, Les Couleurs du Son ***1/2
Mindful Levantine flavoured duets from Naïssam Jalal and special guests including tenor icon Archie Shepp.
Cosmic Ear, Traces, WeJazz *****
Something of a spectacular free jazz spiritually thought provoking event release celebrating Don Cherry
Rumer, In Session with Redtenbacher’s Funkestra, Kartel ****
Rumer in glorious form with the Redtenbacher Funkestra singing classic songs from her smash hit Seasons of My Soul.
Goleine, Goleine, Buzz ***
Harmony is the name of the game from guitar and vocal dominating Dutch band Goleine debuting today.
Chris Doherty, Call Me Jonah, I’m Geppetto, No Label **** recommended
Focus, discipline, fine tunes and funky jazz-rock suits bass guitarist-composer Chris Doherty and a strong largely Derry band well.
Eric Alexander, Chicago to New York, Cellar Music ***1/2
Swinging romanticism at its heart on a familiar selection of standards
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