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Christian McBride’s Ursa Major Quintet (Supreme Standards tent, Love Supreme festival, Sunday 7 July 2024. Review by Adam McCulloch) It feels as though the ubiquitous bass master Christian McBride has been around forever, such has been his meteoric career since [...]
Daniel García, Reinier Elizarde, Michael Olivera (Ronnie Scott’s. 5 July 2024. First House. Review by Sebastian Scotney. Photos by Robert Crowley) Salamanca-born, Madrid-based Daniel García is, rightly, becoming better known. He turned 40 last year and is at the forefront [...]
We sent Tony Dudley-Evans to review this year’s instalment of the Monheim Triennale, a unique music festival located between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Read on for a recounting of his experience there, including improvisations by first-time musical pairings, and a truly [...]
Julian Costello Quartet – And All the Birds Were Set Free(33 Jazz Records 33Jazz333. Album review by Nathan Wyde) Saxophonist Julian Costello is currently enjoying a productive period. This album, the third from his quartet, predates by just a few [...]
Kenny Dorham — This is the Moment! Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays(New Land NewLand008. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) “This is the moment!” the album cover declares, the emphasis suggesting that the music lovers of 1958 wanted nothing more than [...]
Tell Duke – Aldevis Tibaldi Plays the Music of Duke Ellington(Self-released/ Bandcamp. Review by Quentin Bryar) This very welcome CD is a sincere and heartfelt but in no way slavish tribute to the musical world of Duke Ellington and Billy [...]
Black Diamond – Furniture of the Mind Rearranging (We Jazz Records. Album review by Andrew Taylor-Dawson) Chicago band Black Diamond serve up and engaging and intimate set that shifts between raw driving power, funky grooves and contemplative calm. From front [...]
Zara McFarlane – Sweet Whispers. Celebrating Sarah Vaughan(Eternal Source of Light ESOL004LP. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) This year marks the centenary of Sarah Vaughan’s birth, on 27 March 1924 to be precise, so it’s no surprise to see the [...]
Sam Braysher Quartet feat. Sara Dowling (Pizza Express Live. That’s Him: The Music of Kurt Weill album launch. 1 July 2024. Review by Richard Lee) As recently previewed by Kai Hoffmann on this site (link below), Sam Braysher introduced his [...]
In the first of UKJN’s reports from this year’s 42nd Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige, 28 June to 7 July, Ralf Dombrowski reports on: – No Sax No Clar– Maria Faust’s “Mass of Mary”– Malstrom– Bonbon Flamme-Oli Steidle– Y-Otis We include [...]
