Vocalist and keyboardist Reuben James presents his debut album, an abundant and smartly-produced collection of jazz-flavoured soul/R&B soaked in richly textured summer vibes. Birmingham-born James appeared on the international scene a decade ago for his work with singer Sam Smith. [...]
Pianist/educator Simon Purcell has recently started “Jazz Mondays”, a new Monday gig with top jazz players at the Fox in Palmers Green. It is doing well. Simon is also a pro-active supporter of “Fair Trade Music”. UKJazz News: First, congratulations [...]
ECM’s new audiophile vinyl series follows up the inaugural releases (Kenny Wheeler and Nana Vasconcelos) with a second imaginatively matched pair, both albums again coming from the label’s earlier years and presented in facsimiles of the original sleeves with the [...]
Throughout his career Metheny has interspersed his large ensemble projects with occasional solo or duo recordings. This album is more substantial than both 2003’s ‘One Quiet Night’ and 2011’s ‘What’s It All About’ (both solo recordings). The source material is [...]
Shortly after the name changed from the Milt Jackson Quartet to the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ), critics started honing their knives. Most hostile comments came from those who preferred less formality and polish: “effete”, “too restrained”, “over-subtle”, “too Baroque” and [...]
“A Capoeira Turca (Baia Havası)” is the first single from Istanbul-born, Boston-based Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s forthcoming album ‘Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic’. We covered an ambitious and complex large ensemble album from pianist/composer Sanlikol – who is also [...]
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