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Catherine Russell’s duo album with pianist Sean Mason “My Ideal” (Dot Time) from earlier this year is a gem. I reviewed it for The Arts Desk (link below), and have gone on listening to it for pure pleasure, often wondering [...]
Kalpadruma (which means ‘tree of life’ in Indian-origin religions) is an ensemble led by saxophonist/composer Asha Parkinson, a rising star who reached the semi-finals in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2016, 2018 and 2020, and who [...]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Admirers of Tord Gustavsen’s breakthrough series of trio albums beginning with the inspired ECM debut, Changing Places in 2003, will find much to please them in this very enjoyable continued return to the [...]
The release of Dance, No One’s Watching sees London quintet Ezra Collective riding the crest of a wave of popularity that started building in 2018. Their last album Where I’m Meant to Be took them to places few thought a [...]
Since 2023, Livia Records have meticulously restored and re-released three Louis Stewart albums: Some Other Blues, Out On His Own and Louis the First. Now they’ve released a rarity that will surely have jazz-guitar fans salivating: a cleaned-up and previously [...]
The Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst and Johnathan Blake – Run The Gauntlet In the 20 years since pianist composer Kris Davis released her debut album Lifespan, she has been the lead/co-lead on more than 30 albums, and has [...]
This performance by Rob Cope’s ‘Gemini’ was the second half of the opening concert of the 15th series of concerts in Sandbach. Originally setup in 2010 by local musicians Andy and Lauren Scott, the momentum for the series has really [...]
Tommy Smith & John Taylor – Love Unrequited(Available from Bandcamp. Download Review by Patrick Hadfield) Recorded in New York at the same time as saxophonist Tommy Smith‘s 2003 release Evolution, on which pianist John Taylor also appears, Love Unrequited is [...]
Four years after their debut, Paradise Cinema return with another genre blending project on ‘returning, dream’. This eight-track set features many of the hallmarks of that 2020 album, with dense West-African polyrhythms, cycling drones and a penchant for blending sounds [...]
