Reviews
Picking out a range of the essentials
George Cables, I Hear Echoes, HighNote ****
One of the most elegant pianists and whose career goes back to the 1960s, George Cables originals and classy modern jazz trio...
Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret, Julian Sartorius, Samares, ECM ***1/2
Elegance and a naturalistic driven passion.
M. T. B., Solid Jackson, Criss Cross Jazz ****
Swinging while they're winning, on Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter material plus tunes by each of the three leaders, it's enough to...
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band, Lumen, Prophone ***
''PanaMonkian'' and Nordic big band traditions match and fuse.
Awen Ensemble end 2024 on a high
Celtic jazz act Awen Ensemble - marlbank's top new band of the year.
Thélonius Garcia, Marche Nocturne ****
A remarkable stillness and some moving moments from the pianist
Alexi Tuomarila, Departing the Wasteland, Edition ****
The Finnish pianist does not disappoint
Ineza With Alex Webb & the Copasetics, Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories, Copasetic Foundation ***1/2
Abbey Lincoln, Billie Holiday songs and thoughtful copasetically shaped originals from on-the-up jazz singer Ineza.
Ganavya, Daughter of a Temple, Leiter ****
Extraordinary spiritual jazz and beyond influenced by Alice and John Coltrane - a listening journey of weight and significance.
Rasmus Sørensen’s At The Right Time REVIEWED plus the latest PODCAST and today’s PLAYLIST
Rasmus Sørensen's At The Right Time
Is end-of-year best-of list itis even curable?
A best-of list won’t change your life unless you have measured out your life with coffee spoons There ain’t any headline prize...
John Hart, Love Is, SteepleChase ***1/2
Bebop and beyond in an acoustic connoisseur level guitar, cornet, bass setting led by US player John Hart.
Jon Batiste’s Beethoven Blues + Kitti’s I Walk Away – track of the week
Beethoven’s instant familiarity is a stumbling bock You get the jazz language fed in with bluesy licks and great instrumentalism from the...
Thomas Fonnesbæk, In Rome, Storyville ****
Blue Waltz tunes are part of the spell. Another chance to hear the empathy and intuition that modern mainstreamers Thomas Fonnesbæk and...
Lars Danielsson, Verneri Pohjola, John Parricelli, Trio, ACT ****
An album of hope and humanity that does not pall.
Live review: Conrad Herwig at the Pizza Express Jazz Club
Live highlights this year included a rare sighting of trombone deity Conrad Herwig at the Pizza Express Jazz Club.
Myles Sanko Launches Let It Unfold oozing sheer soulfulness at Ronnie’s ****
Live highlights in 2024 also included a very soulful showing from Myles Sanko in the new look Ronnie Scott's. It's our gig...
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