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Steel-pannist, composer and keyboardist Mark Cherrie is steeped in the Trinidad-jazz tradition through family ties (dad Ralph was one of the leading early lights of the Notting Hill Carnival) and work for many years with much-missed pianist/pan master Russ [...]
Joel Frahm is one of the world’s most accomplished saxophonists, recognisable early in his career for a style akin to Johnny Griffin, and later praised for his work in singer Jane Monheit’s band as well as for collaborations with the [...]
‘So nice to see a busy room,’ said pianist and composer Claire Cope after her eleven-piece ensemble had played their first piece, the eponymous ‘Every Journey (Has a New Beginning)’ from her second album Every Journey, due for release in [...]
Bozcaada Jazz Festival has taken place since 2017 on a small island which is about 5 hours by car – plus a 30 minute ferry ride – from Istanbul. Just a few minutes outside the island’s main town, it has [...]
This second recording from violinist Arun Ramamurthy’s trio sees him stretching himself compositionally, the set centring on a four-part suite which explores the Brooklyn-born player’s Indian roots. Although raised in the US (New Jersey), Ramamurthy is steeped in the Carnatic [...]
Patricia Brennan is a vibes and marimba player originally from Veracruz in Mexico who has spent the last 20 years in the USA. For her latest album she has added three horns – trumpeter Adam O’Farrill and saxophonists, Jon Irabagon [...]
Among aficionados of contemporary UK jazz, Raffy Bushman is something of a cult figure. He has developed a serious reputation, particularly among other musicians, having been musical director of the influential Unit 31, a precursor to the likes of the [...]
Halfway through this excellent show at The Lighthouse, drummer and composer Tristan Banks takes time out to regale the audience with a tale about the baião Brazilian beat he’d just played on “Cidade Alta”, one of many standout tracks on [...]
Fabled British singer Elaine Delmar‘s first album in several years, Speak Low (as Elaine writes on the liner note) “is a selection of my favourite songs, arranged by some of my wonderful colleagues and collaborators past and present”. A fine [...]
Celebrated Norwegian sax maestro Marius Neset and his compatriot classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes here unite their skills to create an exciting hybrid, composed music that sounds improvised. That’s most evident on the title track of their album, Who We [...]
