123 articles

John Adcock

I've been lucky enough to write reviews for Jazz Journal since 2009. My main interests lie at the more popular end of the jazz spectrum - pop, soul, blues and funk. European jazz has, to me, never sounded more vibrant and alive than it does at the moment, which is why I enjoy listening to and reviewing it so much. That said, my biggest musical regret is never having seen Art Pepper in concert - he simply was the greatest.

Reviewed: Lalo Schifrin | Dave McMurray | John Barry

Lalo Schifrin: Intégrale 1955-1962, Jazz And Bossa Nova Lalo Schifrin (1932–2025) composed some of the most memorable film and television music of our age. A...

Reviewed: Tommaso Iacoviello | Mike Clark | Ben Jones & Laurence Hobgood

Tommaso Iacoviello: Birds Not an album inspired by the pandemic but listening to Birds and the attention given to birdsong by Tommaso Iacoveillo, it is...

Reviewed: Matt Bianco | Rolf Thofte Quintet | McCoy Tyner Quartet

Matt Bianco: Masquerader (Membran 271679) Matt Bianco does not exist. A fictional character inspired by a love of the spy genre, the band behind the...

Reviewed: Chris Ingham Quintet | Bill Laurance | Bennett & Knight

Chris Ingham Quintet: Walter/Donald (Downhome Records DOHO 007) Amongst the melodic, clever and witty popular music that emerged from America in the 1970s and 80s...
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Reviewed: Lorenzo Bellini | Joshua Redman | Jeffrey Schanzer

Lorenzo Bellini: Source (GleAM Records AM7036) Vienna-based pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Lorenzo Bellini is a young man with many talents. Graduating from Boston’s Berklee...

Reviewed: Colin Steele Quartet | Airelle Besson, Sebastian Sternal, Jonas Burgwinkel | Ofri Nehemya

Colin Steele Quartet: The Blue Nile (Marina MA 99) Some musicians tastelessly plunder songbooks from other artists. Some merely copy the material because they have...

Reviewed: Joe Marcinek Band | Jason Miles | Nadav Schneerson

Joe Marcinek Band: The Groove Session (Vintage League Music) It is difficult to convey in words the sheer energy and exuberance the Joe Marcinek Band...

Reviewed: Steve Gregory | Joe Lovano | Matteo Paggi | Simon Paterson’s Electric Gumbo

Steve Gregory: Frolic (JRL-SGS Records) On his website, Los Angeles session musician Steve Gregory lists a huge number of projects he has been involved in...
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Reviewed: Jeremy Pelt | David Preston

Jeremy Pelt: Woven (HighNote Records HCD 7363) “I’m not interested in the new for the sake of newness” writes Jeremy Pelt in the liner notes...

Reviewed: Rebecca Vasmant | Emily Saunders | Robert Lee

Rebecca Vasmant: Who We Are, Becoming: (New Soil x Women in Jazz NS01 123D) Born in Paris and raised in Scotland, Rebecca Vasmant has become...

Reviewed: Fabiano do Nascimento | Richard X Bennett | Mathias Eick | Etienne Manchon Trio | Knats

Fabiano do Nascimento: Solstice Concert (Leaving Records LR252) Fabiano do Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro and is based in Los Angeles and Japan....

Reviewed: Karl Latham | Claire Martin | Guy Klucevsek, Volker Goetze Quartet | Gouldian Finch

Karl Latham: Living Standards II (Drop Zone Jazz Records DZJ121241001) This is the follow up to Latham’s 2016 collection of 11 rock pieces that were...
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