This group recorded its first album back in 2021 which received a positive response from the Italian critics, leading to personal accolades for leader Daniele Nasi, a saxophonist whose creative ...

In Brassroots Democracy, author Benjamin Barson presents a “music history from below”, embracing the Haitian revolution, post ...

Various: Scarborough Jazz Festival 2024 This double CD was recorded at last year’s Scarborough Jazz Festival. CD1 runs to ...

In a previous column I reviewed a couple of albums by Satoko Fujii, commented on the astonishing statistics of her output (over 100 albums as leader in 29 years, plus her work as a member of various ...

The Grammy awards have been accused of under-representing women in nominations and awards and facilitating a female-positive ...

Suddenly, a resurgence of interest in big bands is in the air. Always been around, but locally, from the London Improvisers ...

Schubert Now! (BMC Records, BMC CD3298) Jazz has often courted so-called “classical” music, initially perhaps to gain ...

Sporting a green trumpet à la Miles, Paul Higgs started his set with Milestones (the streamlined modal tune from 1958) and ...

Guitarist Lionel Loueke hails from Benin, West Africa and his roots are instantly evident here. His playing sounds ...

Live At Slugs (Blue Note) On tour after his departure from John Coltrane’s classic quartet at the end of 1965, McCoy Tyner ...

The full lineup for the 2025 Cheltenham Jazz Festival (30 April-5 May) has been announced as follows below. Aside from the ...

This haunting album, reissued in ECM’s Luminescence vinyl series, features intense improvising and memorable compositions. As ...