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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: 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...

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...
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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...

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
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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

Chief Keegan: The Piles High Club

Dublin-based band knocks out tight, dynamic funk inspired by such as Vulfpeck, The Meters, Lettuce and Galactic

Art Pepper: Art Of Art

In Italy in 1981, the man who wondered why he wasn’t recognised as the world's greatest sax player gave a typically committed performance

Mark Egan: Cross Currents

Former Pat Metheny bassist joins guitar and drums to create a tuneful, immaculately played fusion of country, funk and jazz
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