• Album reviews
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  • Album reviews
  • Live reviews
  • New podcast & track of the week
  • Top jazz albums overall
  • UK – 2026 – best of jazz… so far
  • Album reviews
  • Live reviews
  • New podcast & track of the week
  • Top jazz albums overall
  • UK – 2026 – best of jazz… so far

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A track that speaks to us that bit more

Symbiosis
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Chang Jing and Nils Petter Molvær, ‘Echoes’ ****

An all the time in the world track of the week

Bymarlbank17 February 2025
Ben Street, Mark Turner, Ethan Iverson, Billy Hart
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Billy Hart Quartet, Billy’s Waltz, ECM **** recommended

Track of the Week

Bymarlbank10 February 2025
Anouar Brahem photo Sam Harfouche, ECM
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Track of the Week: Anouar Brahem’s ‘After the Last Sky,’ ECM

On the After the Last Sky title track new from Anouar Brahem, cellist Anja Lechner explores some pitch black, tonal dimensions wrapped within...

Bymarlbank27 January 2025
Michael-Wollny-photo-ACT-on-Bandcamp
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Track of the Week: Willow’s Song/This West

''Though the ear choose not to hear, In the heart I echo, clear: Savage power I exercise, Transformed I am, to mortal eyes''...

Bymarlbank22 January 2025
Stephen Davis Unit When We Were Gods from The Gleaming World
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Track of the Week: Stephen Davis Unit, When We Were Gods, 577 ****

From The Gleaming World (577 Records) dramatic sax, free-ish bass lines and a rain of rhythm from Northern Irish drummer Stephen Davis.

Bymarlbank6 January 2025
Etienne Manchon trio
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Etienne Manchon Trio, ‘Road Trip,’ Kiwi Production

Track of the Week

Bymarlbank31 December 2024
Misha Mullov-Abbado
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Track of the Week: Misha Mullov-Abbado, Nanban (Ubuntu)

Tonalities wrapped in warmth

Bymarlbank26 December 2024
Anthony Joseph Tony artwork
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Track of the Week: Anthony Joseph, Tony (Heavenly Sweetness) ****

The Anthony Joseph lead-off track from Rowing Up River To Get Our Names Back is a great way to start the week.

Bymarlbank16 December 2024
Chris Potter, Carl Allen (centre), Christian McBride, photo: Cellar Live on Bandcamp
This just inTrack choice

Track of the Week: Carl Allen ‘James’ (Cellar Live)

What a sound. Allen, McBride and Potter got it down Pat.

Bymarlbank9 December 2024
LOX photo: Jazz Re:Freshed/YouTube
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Track of the week: LOX, Opening, jazz re:freshed

Steel pan flavours, driving guitar, pounding drums - introducing LOX

Bymarlbank2 December 2024
Mette Juul
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Track of the Week: Mette Juul, Be a Blessing To Someone, Nilento Records

Kindness wins on this Maya Angelou inspired Dylan-esque iridescence from Mette Juul

Bymarlbank26 November 2024
Kitti Somethin' In the Water cover
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Album of the Week: Kitti, Somethin’ in the Water (Rebecca’s Records) PLUS today’s playlist

Tender and ballsy at the same time there's a lot of strong soul, blues and jazz feeling throughout this stormer from Scottish singer...

Bymarlbank20 November 2024
Take a Swing at the Moon cover
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Track of the Week: ‘Take a Swing at the Moon’ sung by Gabi Hartmann

French singer Gabi Hartmann continues to ride the crest of a wave.

Bymarlbank12 November 2024
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Track of the Week: Dexter FROM the Gonz and Bailey IN the Tuesday marlbank 10

'Dexter' is track of the week PLUS among the Tuesday Wins and Wheely great, hello darkness my old friend. We pick out the...

Bymarlbank5 November 2024
Track choice

Track of the Week: Out Of/Into and ‘Ofafrii’

'There is a part of me that's always true'. (Elvis Costello) Sounds from the latest Blue Note family band Out Of/Into lead us...

Bymarlbank29 October 2024
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Track of the week: Namesake, Dennis González Legacy Band, Astral Spirits PLUS today’s marlbank playlist

Track of the week

Bymarlbank22 October 2024
Etudes/Quietudes
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Discover Wolfgang Muthspiel’s Solo Track Etude Nr. 6

Etude Nr. 6 (Triplets) by Wolfgang Muthspiel is a highlight among 16 new solo tracks from the Austrian guitarist, featured as the track...

Bymarlbank14 October 2024
Lars Danielsson
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Track of the week

Pure arthouse So moving and quietly compelling ‘Le Calme au Château’ proves in its own unforced way. The best 3 minutes and 44...

Bymarlbank11 October 2024
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And now ya' step inside, but ya' don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Ah, but the horns, they're blowing that sound - Mark Knopfler

Reviews and more

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"...We are lovers of gaps,/ all sorts of oddly shaped gaps,/ gaps in the crochet of lime-stone walls,/ gaps in the clouds and the hills,/ we are lovers of space
- Francis Harvey from 'Gates'

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