19 articles
Garry Booth
Verneri Pohjola: The Dead Don’t Dream
This is Finnish horn player Verneri Pohjola’s fourth album on Edition and it confirms his stature on the European jazz...
The Coachella Valley Trio: Mid Century Modern
The Coachella Valley Trio’s home city is Palm Springs, a much-visited place that’s noted for its mid-century modern architecture. In...
Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox
This reissue of Jon Hassell’s 1977 debut album was very timely. It came just as the veteran experimentalist is having a serious health crisis...
Waaju: Grown
Afro jazz with a side order reggae has been on the front burner among younger listeners for a few years now, with UK groups...
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Radha Thomas & Aman Mahajan: Bangalore Blues
It’s surprising that Indian musicians haven’t made greater inroads into jazz. Of course, there are significant examples of Western players being influenced by Indian...
James Taylor Quartet: People Get Ready
James Taylor operates on the basis that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. For the last 30 years or so the keys player...
Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang: Snow Catches On Her Eyelashes
Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset’s star has risen beyond his native Norway since he came to wider attention on trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer’s breakthrough electronic...
Sam Gendel: Satin Doll
Young Californian multi-instrumentalist Sam Gendel has been associated with a diverse range of artists including Ry Cooder, Moses Sumney and Vampire Weekend as both...
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Bob Linney’s jazz posters: jazz promotion from the 80s
Jazz fans who were fortunate to be around in the days when contemporary arts were generously funded should remember the joyous work of graphic...
Melt Yourself Down: 100% Yes
The news that Melt Yourself Down’s latest album is to be released by Decca, an imprint of the mighty Universal Music Group, comes as...
Abekejser: Floating Through The Universe
Future jazz, jazztronica, jazz pop: the young quintet Abekejeser are hard to pin down but their catchy, party-time jazz with a positive attitude is...
Rastko Obradovic Quartet: The Northern Experience
Twenty-something tenor sax player Rastko Obradovic studied Jazz Performance at The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and he cites Jan Garbarek as a...
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