Reviews
Naïssam Jalal: Souffles
2023’s Healing Rituals brought Franco-Syrian flautist Naïssam Jalal to international attention through its graceful lyricism, and this follow up should...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2025
Sharel Cassity: Gratitude
Terell Stafford | Christian McBride | Cyrus Chestnut | Sharel Cassity | Michael Dease | Lewis Nash
The American saxophonist Sharel Cassity’s peppery tone, fluid lines and clean articulation reflect formal training at Juilliard followed by big...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2025
Enemy: Fiend
James Maddren | Kit Downes | Petter Eldh
Two very different albums linked by Kit Downes, and highlighting the pianist’s remarkable versatility and responsiveness as collaborator.The acclaimed Enemy...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: June/2025
Emi Makabe: Echo
Emi Makabe’s second album Echo serves as a moving tribute to her father, who died in 2021 during the pandemic....
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2025
Theo Travis: Secret Island
Dedicated Softs fans will find this debut release on vinyl a timely reissue, given that it features the front men...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2025
Paul Bley: Solo Piano: Open to Love
Paul Bley’s first appearance on ECM was the label’s third release, ECM 1003, and was with Gary Peacock. It still...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2025
Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons: Live In Philadelphia
Typical. You wait 100 years for a spaceship and then two come along in a couple of months. Following hot...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2025
George Brown: Jazz in Paris
The late George Brown was the drummer with the jazz-influenced Kool and the Gang, and also one of the band’s...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: June/2025
Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia: Live at Leverkusen 1994
Jon Hiseman | Peter Lemer | Barbara Thompson | Paul Westwood | Malcolm MacFarlane
Drawn principally from the previous year’s Everlasting Flame, this special CD and DVD set is a timely reminder of Thompson’s...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2025
Bill Stewart: Live at the Village Vanguard
Bill Stewart | Larry Grenadier | Walter Smith
Bill Stewart’s first own-name residency at New York’s famed Village Vanguard presents the drummer subtly weaving rhythm and texture into...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2025
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