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Musicians are becoming increasingly mobile. More and more, they are no longer based where they were born but move for long periods to other cities and cultures, perhaps reflecting their curiosity to sample new influences and then, like smart chefs, [...]
The album Smokin’ At the Half Note, which featured Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio recorded live in 1965 at the eponymous New York club, was a 24 karat classic. It’s dizzying to realise that Kelly’s trio, with Paul [...]
The brainchild of Zev Feldman (see INTERVIEW link below), Jazz Detective is perhaps the best moniker for a record label ever (*). Dedicated to tracking down rare and lost tapes, Jazz Detective has brought to our ears outstanding music by [...]
There are second – and third – acts in American lives and Charles Lloyd is the living proof. His latest album, released on what will be his 86th birthday on Friday 15 March, is a triumphant two CD or LP [...]
Brought together by their affection for Sonny Rollins’ piano-less trios, QOW Trio is bursting with exuberant, energetic playing and imagination. Their second album manages to make what might seem a tired format lively and exhilarating: it positively fizzes with excitement. [...]
Journey To Where (Stoney Lane Records) is a beautiful and thoughtful duo album on which Trish Clowes plays a mixture of jazz and classical repertoire with pianist Ross Stanley. This is music of great sensitivity, strength and also charm. Clowes’ [...]
Every so often a record comes along that shows such skill and control that you just want to sit back and luxuriate in the music, happy to go along wherever the musicians wish to take you. Such is Chris Potter‘s [...]
American tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is considered to be one of the great saxophonists of the post-Coltrane generation, as well as one of the most distinguished educators in modern jazz. Each year, he embarks on a short tour of the [...]
Scotland’s new wave of jazz talent blasted its way to the fore in this energetic and stylish evening of new music, great arrangements and committed performances. The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) has been delighting audiences for nearly thirty years, [...]
Liv Andrea Hauge Trio is a young band from Norway; Ville Blomster (wild flowers) is their second album, but their first recorded in a studio, its predecessor having been recorded in pianist Liv Andrea Hauge‘s living room. Ville Blomster belies [...]
