Recently I had the pleasure of attending the Canarias Jazz & Más International Festival that takes place in each July in Canary Islands. This year marked the 32nd edition of...
Improvising trombonist, composer and educator Alex Paxton has produced another maximalist, gem-filled treasure-chest of an album, in the form of Happy Music For Orchestra,...
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of visiting the Bulgarian capital Sofia to attend the A to JazZ Festival. Since it’s modest beginnings in 2011, the A to JazZ Festival...
The legendary Rickie Lee Jones reunites with producer Russ Titelman to release Pieces of Treasure, an album of stunning interpretations of songs from the American Songbook. Russ...
Regular readers of my reviews have probably noticed that at times I can be a little picky when it comes to reviewing vocal albums. Recently I’ve had quite a few new vocal...
Pianist, composer and educator Terence Collie released his last album, the brilliant TC3+, in 2018. A prolific collaborator, Terence performs and records with a wide range of...
As a journalist, I’m usually invited to cover the larger festivals that tend to be quite hectic and sometimes quite a sensory overload. So to kick off this years festival...
German based guitarist Frank Kaiser has just released the first album from his new project titled “Kaisers New World” that features Valentin Butt on bayan, the Russian...
Exploring the importance of the many different types of partnerships in Jazz and the magic they can create, was the subject of an article recently published to celebrate...
Dutch composer, producer and keyboard player Edgar van Asselt released his latest album “The Gentle Insult” on the 13th of January 2023. Joined by Jeroen Vierdag on...
For Donny McCaslin’s “I Want More” (on Edition Records to be released in June 2023) he keeps his long-standing group: Mark Guliana (drums-percussionist), Tim Lefebvre...