130 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: Joachim Lyche Trio | Chuck Bergeron | Steve Swallow
Joachim Lyche Trio: Primal Heuristics
Heuristics are the mental shortcuts that we use to make decisions and form judgements quickly, without the need for too...
Hannah Horton at Epsom Jazz Club
Hannah Horton is currently touring her new album Stories On The Wind. The multi-instrumentalist focuses on tenor and baritone saxes for the music, and...
Reviewed: Kemuel Roig | The Phoenix Trio | Matthew Stevens
Kemuel Roig: Both Sides Now
Kemuel Roig was born in Cuba, began playing piano when he was four, and at eight was studying classical piano...
Reviewed: Leïla Olivesi | Chet Baker | Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez
Leïla Olivesi: African Rhapsody
Paris-based Leila Olivesi is an award-winning composer and pianist. She has won Best Musician of the Year awards and a Django...
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Reviewed: Aaron Irwin Trio | Brian Molley | Taupe
Aaron Irwin Trio: Spark
Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and multi-woodwind instrumentalist Aaron Irwin has a distinctive voice that makes connections between jazz, blues and folk-rooted music....
Reviewed: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project | Joe Harvey-Whyte, Geir Sundstøl | Jazz Sabbath
Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project: The Longest Way Round
Composer, pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has used a quote from James Joyce’s novel Ulysses as the...
Reviewed: Rahel Talts | Søren Bebe Trio | Oskar Lindberget Quintet
Rahel Talts: Back And Forth
Three reflective, thoughtful albums with European and Scandinavian influences feature in this month’s digest. As a trio of albums they...
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...
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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...
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...
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