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Robin Lyons
Robin Lyons is a BAFTA award winning writer and producer of animated films. He has always been a jazz fan and for several years before his career in film and tv overwhelmed him reviewed jazz for the Guardian. He lives in Cardiff where he can occasionally be heard playing the tenor saxophone with more enthusiasm than skill.
Reviewed: Lilly Hertzman | Gustaf Lunggren | B.I.T.
Lilly Hertzman: Heartshaped
Some detect a Nordic influence in Lilly Hertzman’s new album, Heartshaped, but it is more reminiscent of Joni Mitchell’s more jazz-influenced years....
Reviewed: Yelena Eckemoff | The Brass Funkeys | Hannah Horton
Yelena Eckemoff: Rosendals Garden
There is something unsettling and almost wayward that underpins the music of Yelena Eckemoff’s new double CD, Rosendals Garden. It moves...
Reviewed: Ingrid Jensen | Mateusz Smoczynski | Håkan Broström
Ingrid Jensen: Landings
Ingrid Jensen is a Canadian trumpet player much admired in North America as a prime mover of the all-female jazz supergroup, Artemis,...
Reviewed: Tuva Halse | Asaf Harris | Massimiliano Cigmitti
Tuva Halse: Reconnection
The inspiration for Tuva Halse’s new album, Reconnection, made with her quintet, comes in part from a trip she made to Svalbard,...
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Reviewed: Thomas Strønen, Time Is A Blind Guide | Lorenzo De Finti Quartet | Alex Ventling
Thomas Strønen, Time Is A Blind Guide: Off Stillness
As you would expect from an ensemble led by a drummer, there is rhythm in the...