Peter Erskine: Juni

Palle Danielsson | John Taylor | Peter Erskine

One of the most notable but relatively short-lived piano trios of the 1990s was an all-star British-Swedish-American affair. There were...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

George Adams: Sound Suggestions

George Adams | Dave Holland | Richard Beirach | Heinz Sauer | Jack DeJohnette | Kenny Wheeler

Not only is this vintage George Adams, from a time when his playing was at its most fluent and inventive,...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Ralph Towner/Gary Burton: Matchbook

Gary Burton | Ralph Towner

Gary Burton's duets with Chick Corea that garnered four Grammy awards over the years tend to blot out the light...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Louis Sclavis Quintet: Rouge

François Raulin | Bruno Chevillon | Louis Sclavis | Dominique Pifarély | Christian Ville

I don't know what the Frenchman's inspiration for the title of this recording was – Rouge (Red) – but there's...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger

Mike Baggetta | Tim Berne | Ches Smith | David Torn | Ryan Ferreira | Craig Taborn

Put the cat out, loosen the trousers, pour a long one, shut your eyes and when you come round in...

Reviewed in issue May/2019

Mike Nock: Ondas

Jon Christensen | Mike Nock | Eddie Gomez

Pianist Mike Nock, born in New Zealand but now a long established pillar of the Australian jazz scene, had a...

Reviewed in issue May/2019

Eberhard Weber: The Following Morning

Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo | Eberhard Weber | Rainer Brüninghaus

The bassist Eberhard Weber has been a pivotal artist in terms of the evolution of an ECM sound, debuting with...

Reviewed in issue May/2019

Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems

Vijay Iyer | Craig Taborn

Taborn's recent astounding solo piano gig at the Vortex confirmed what many of us have argued for some time: he...

Reviewed in issue May/2019

Bobo Stenson: War Orphans

Jon Christensen | Bobo Stenson | Anders Jormin

Between 1993 and 2000, Bobo Stenson recorded a trilogy of albums with Jordan and Christensen – Reflections (1993), War Orphans...

Reviewed in issue May/2019

Giovanni Guidi: Avec Le Temps

Italian piano star Guidi leads his regular trio of gifted US bassist Thomas Morgan and assertive reeds player/compatriot Francesco Bearzatti...

Reviewed in issue May/2019