Reviews
Picking out a range of the essentials
Michael Sarian, Esquina, Greenleaf Music **** recommended
Whispery timbres, cool as a cucumber On the Corner evocations
Curtis Stigers, Songs From My Kitchen Vol 1, Pandemic Poodle/Membran ***
Poignant country influenced songs from Curtis Stigers includes a co-write with Brian Kennedy, a great cover of a Patty Griffin elegy and a...
Trilok Gurtu and Arké String Quartet, Mirror, Jazzline ***1/2
Mindful listening, feverish drive and an East West fusion that winningly integrates an array of simpatico styles.
Johanna Summer, Upright, ACT ***1/2
Coltrane, Massive Attack, Wagner and Great American Songbook standards played as softly as in a morning sunrise.
Oscar Jerome, The Fork, New Soil ***1/2
Chart topping mellow nu jazz and ingenious grooves from the guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Alice Leggett, Birdsong, ZenneZ ***1/2
Alice Leggett's debut is a spikily invigorating indication of where she is as a composer right now.
Smack Dab feat. David Kikoski, Pulse, Fresh Sound New Talent ***1/2
Fifties jazz - 'All The Way' stands out and there's a welcome cover of Kenny Dorham's 'KD's Motion'
Dave Hanson, Blues Sky, Origin ***1/2
Elegant dinner jazz from US pianist Dave Hanson and his small group.
Clemens Kuratle and Ydivide, The Default, Intakt ****
Great sax playing from Dee Byrne in the Ydivide sound. Whisper it - their best work to date
Joe Lovano, Marcin Wasilewski, Sławomir Kurkiewicz, Michał Miśkiewicz, Homage, ECM *****
An inspirational Van Gelder studio recorded trance inducing album from the magnificent Marcin Wasilewski Trio from Poland and US master Joe Lovano.
Donovan Haffner, Alleviate ****
The debut from highly expressive London saxophonist Donovan Haffner digging deep into his soul for more than a few balladic moments as he...
Yaron Herman, Radio Paradise, Naïve/Believe ***
The latest from Yaron Herman who plays Ronnie Scott's at the end of May
Ronan Guilfoyle’s Bemusement Arcade, At Swing, Two Birds, Livia ***1/2
Literary non-literal Lennies from Heaven.
Electric Gumbo, It’s On! (Full Beam Music) ***
A funky Fred Wesley friendly East Midlands sound that takes the core Sharp Little Bones approach into another dimension.
Mathias Eick Quartet, Ronnie Scott’s, Soho ****
Last night at Ronnie's, thoughts on the anthemic, hymn like poise from the remarkable trumpeter Mathias Eick and his quartet playing music largely...
Toomas Keski-Säntti, Unearth, Fresh Sound New Talent ***1/2
Finnish pianist Toomas Keski-Säntti revels in a post-hard bop and romantically styled setting. Joey Curreri figures strongly
The Saturday Morning Lili Listen: Tom Bourgeois ‘Thèmes et variations #1’ (Igloo/BMC)
For our Saturday morning listen Belgian reedist Tom Bourgeois pays tribute to Lili Boulanger on his new quartet album. It draws on what...
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