115 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: 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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Reviewed: Peter Somuah | Ross Valory | Gino Amato | Bill Laurance and Michael League | Ed Neumeister
Peter Somuah: Highlife (ACT 8001-2)
Koo Nimo, a leading 93-year-old highlife musician and apparently the first Ghanaian to release an album of his own music,...
Reviewed: BMP | The Noonan Trio | Celestial Latitude
BMP: Seriously (Shanachie 5517)
Three albums this month that show the sheer diversity of music that comes under the jazz umbrella. Seriously finds three experienced...
Reviewed: Neil Cowley | Aaron Parks | Phil Bancroft | Alasdair Pennington | Tony Currie Orchestra
Neil Cowley Trio: Entity (Hide Inside Records HIDECD003)
This month’s digest starts with two excellent releases from piano-led bands. After a considerable break, Neil Cowley...
Reviewed: Ross Lorraine | Rose Mallett | Monika Herzig | Hyeseon Hong
Ross Lorraine: More From The Heart (RLR002)
Songwriter Ross Lorraine teams up with Claire Martin (as co-producer and backing vocalist) for a second album of...
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Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Brasil
The West Coast guitar and keyboard legends reflect the cooler, more lyrical aspect of their inspiration rather than the frenzy of carnival
Sol Sol: Almost All Things Considered
Swedish saxophone, guitar, bass and drums produce a maelstrom of rock-infused free-jazz that on occasion reminds of Roy Wood and the Move
Frans Bak: Softer Than You Know
Danish pianist successful in film scoring returns to lead his own band in a smooth collection of ballads, sung by Sinne Eeg
Brad Mehldau: After Bach II
Skilled pianist Mehldau plays Bach and his own freer tunes styled after Bach, perhaps offering a postmodern view of Bach and, nominally, jazz
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