Kevin Hays, Live at the Stone, AHT Records **** recommended
New in our running choice of top jazz albums of the year
New Irish jazz releases dry up
Irish jazz artists choose to gig more than record. But is it really an active choice?
Lucy-Anne Daniels is a semi-finalist in the upcoming Herbie Hancock Institute jazz vocals contest
Paris to host the glittering affair next month
Duke’s the word by George: Christian McBride and Ursa Major new album and Ronnie’s shows
Entering the Mothers of Invention icon George Duke's universe, the "Young Lions Epoch" bass don brings his kick ass band to Ronnie's
Jalen Baker, RePaved, Cellar Music ****
A love letter to Houston - strong chamber jazz arrangements figure on an album that is full of character and warmth
Julian Joseph to play Rhapsody in Blue with the Ulster Orchestra
A rare appearance in Belfast by Julian Joseph is a highlight this autumn.
Terje Gewelt, The Old Tree, Resonant Music **** recommended
A magisterial sweep to the Nordic poise and mood throughout is instantly convincing and rewarding
Piano icon Huw Warren guests on the new album from Mali Sheard
Ankora saxophonist Sheard has roots in Tomorrow's Warriors and studied at the Royal Academy of Music
Mari Wilson, Girl About Town, Beehive ****
Ideal weekend 1980s throwback pop listening full of super, tuneful, songs
The Rainer Böhm sextet in Switzerland
A priority listen from the BIrd's Eye in Basel for the autumn
Jamie Safir, Momentism, Chill Tone **** recommended
Manchesterism is about hope. As too on another planet is Momentism. Exiled Manc pianist Jamie Safir doesn't defer from grasping its essence.
Acclaimed Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Dies at the Age of 70
The jazz world mourns the death of a great singer
Mathias Heise and Pelle von Bülow, Repertoire, Storyville ***1/2
Touching with an innocent sorcery to its mood and melodicism
TRACK OF THE WEEK Carla Bley classic Lawns streams drawn from Andy Sheppard trio’s Salt Catchers
Drummerless, the album features eight new Sheppard compositions plus the Bley piece, 'Lawns'
Adam Bałdych European Quartet, Endless, ACT ****
Not at all an elephant in the room, but does the unusually strung together Endless have enough jazz to it?
Finding A New Voice + Great Vibes
Laura Lawton emerges plus Gig of the Month coming up is Steve Nelson at the Pizza on Thursday
Gretchen Parlato, The Wise Ones, Edition Records *****
The Wise Ones doesn't disappoint in the slightest
- Sharp Little Bones, Step Up! Get Down! Full Beam Music ***
- Rahsaan Barber, Eternal, Jazz Music City Records ***1/2
- Finn Carter, Finding Home, Whirlwind **** recommended
- Gary Crosby Quartet featuring Cherise Adams-Burnett + Maddy Coombs trio, Blue Note, London ****
- Michael Kanan, Horacio Fumero and Guillem Arnedo, The Sweetest Sounds, Fresh Sound ***
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