19 articles
Sophie Prior
Sophie Prior is an undergraduate at Durham University studying music. Her first exposure to jazz was listening to pianists such as Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, and is looking forward to discovering new jazz works whilst writing for Jazz Journal. Sophie is primarily a classical pianist, but also enjoys playing amateur jazz pieces for fun.
Facing West: Facing West
Quartet of experienced players and educators takes a skilful and individual swing through the land of the chordless quartet
Mário Gaiotto: Cosmopaulista
Drummer leads piano and bass in filtering modern jazz through the lense of styles local to São Paolo and its environs
Geoff Eales: Love, Sacred And Profane
The Welsh pianist ranges through Latin style, Balkan folk and opera in the company of singers including Brigitte Beraha and Jacqui Hicks
Georgie Aué: Desert Cry
Australian singer redolent of Norah Jones has enlisted some accomplished Perth jazz players to help realise her Brazil-inspired album
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Michael Borek: It Happened In June
Solo Franco-Austrian pianist follows the Evans-Jarrett trail, taking a diversion on three pieces into what Messiaen called mode two
Various: Boom! Italian Jazz Soundtracks At Their Finest (1959-1969)
Compilation featuring Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri and Ennio Morricone combines insights into Italian postwar culture with some good jazz
New York Duo: Higher Perception
When two Swiss musicians coincidentally found themselves in New York at the same time, refining their professional skills, a new musical partnership was formed:...
Guillaume Vierset & Harvest Group: Lightmares
In an album full of poetic meaning and stylistic experimentation, Belgian guitarist Guillaume Vierset leads Harvest Group for their third project together. It might...
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Amanda Whiting: Lost In Abstraction
Before listening to Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting, I wasn't convinced of the harp’s place in jazz. But since hearing Lost In Abstraction – Whiting’s...
Majamisty TriO: Wind Rose
Following the success of their previous three albums - Mistyland in 2011, Love in 2014, and Organic in 2020 - Majamisty TriO are back,...
Ariel Bart: In Between
One might not expect the chromatic harmonica to be a frontline instrument, and there haven't been many prominent practitioners aside from Toots Thielemans and...
DogOn: Floater
Exploring the varied realms of modern music and rejecting stylistic boundaries, DogOn present a striking sound world on their latest album Floater.
The Swiss power...
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