Bakunawa is an album by three important players on the creative New York scene: drummer Andrew Barker, bassist William Parker and saxophonist Jon Irabagon. All three have performed together in different configurations, but this is their first album as a [...]
Pat Thomas is becoming one of the prominent musicians in the UK, playing the music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik in Ahmed, with Orphy Robinson in Black Top, and with Rachel Musson and Mark Sanders in Shifa amongst other groups. He recently had a [...]
This Proms concert was dedicated to the songs on the three albums that Nick Drake recorded in his short life. It was a fitting tribute to the legacy of his music, 50 years on from his death at the age of 26, [...]
I’m Not Telling You Anything is the second album by Glasshopper, a trio consisting of Jonathan Chung on tenor saxophone, James Kitchman on electric guitar and Corrie Dick on drums; Chung and Dick are originally from Scotland and Kitchman from Northumbria. It is an impressive album, full of variety, [...]
Espial is a trio formed when the duo of percussionist Martin Pyne and keyboard player David Beebee decided to develop the music of their Ripples album by adding a third member to the group. Saxophonist Josephine Davies is a very [...]
Francesca was recorded in Switzerland by a new quartet led by David Murray after an extensive European tour. It features seven original compositions by Murray and one composition by pianist Don Pullen in tribute to fellow pianist Muhal Richard Abrams. Two [...]
California-born alto saxophonist John O’Gallagher relocated to Portugal in 2021, after 25 years of playing in New York, and a subsequent shorter period of playing, teaching and researching into Coltrane’s improvisational structures in Birmingham. He has clearly found a niche [...]
Cassie Kinoshi is becoming one of the most important alumnae of the Tomorrow’s Warriors group of young musicians. She has been a member of Nerija and Kokoroko, but is now focusing on her role as a composer. She has been commissioned by [...]
Drummer/percussionist Julian Sartorius from Switzerland specialises in solo performances; he has released a number of solo albums, created audiovisual artworks and enjoys exploring the sounds of found objects as well as those of percussion instruments and electronics. He also performs [...]
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’ [...]
