Retrospective This is a follow-up to Carl Clements’ critically acclaimed 2023 CD A Different Light (Greydisc GDR3581). Despite the album title, Retrospective is really a contemporary look at some of ...
Sugar On My Blackbeans Spirit-lifting Venezualian-born and UK-based guitarist Aleph Aguiar doesn’t deal in highfalutin, ...
Stars And Sand It’s around 20 years now since Allsopp burst onto the scene with the wonderfully squalling free-jazz and ...
The 52nd International Jazz Piano Festival in Kalisz, Poland (20-23 November 2025) was the first edition prepared by ...
Recently I’ve covered several live gigs which have been blind dates in all but name; a third party (friend, editor) who knows ...
Out Of The Shadows You may not know him but you’ve more than likely heard his music somewhere. Dalton is a veteran, in-demand ...
Marchin’ On! I’d guess that a clear majority of JJ readers have at least one recording by at least one of the Heath Brothers – bassist Percy worked with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, ...
Classic Decca Recordings Of Bob Crosby And His Orchestra & The Bob Cats (1936-42) I’ve reviewed some superb Mosaic sets – and that includes most of them. But their latest archival release is pure joy, ...
Some might feel a musical duo offers a third of the entertainment provided by a sextet or an eighth of that available in a 16-piece band; but music is not a numbers game. Being exposed, however, a ...
The 22nd Scarborough Jazz Festival takes place 26-28 September, bringing artists including James Taylor, Alan Barnes, Emma Rawicz, Simon Spillett and Joe Stilgoe to... We’re often told (mostly by ...
With the death of Ralph Towner (1940 – 2026) contemporary jazz lost one of its most prolific and distinctive voices. How many ...
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