I came to this one cold. Eight albums as a leader, a Wikipedia entry, three Hamilton Music Awards on the shelf, and I had never heard the name. That is my failing rather than his, and I suspect a good ...

It’s 2PM on 24th November 2013 in Camden Town… And that can only mean one thing – it’s time for ‘Another Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls!’ All the usual suspects were there i.e. the Dingwalls’ faithful, ...

Stranger Still’s We Might Not Tell Everybody This is an album of quiet beauty and considerable craft. It’s an eccentric yet charming Canadian folk record that feels rooted in tradition while also ...

“Celestial Suite” is a wonderful set of spiritual soul-jazz from the Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, with a kinetic energy that harks back to some of the finest work on independent labels such as Strata East ...

Norwegian duo consisting of Thomas Cortes and Erik Lunde returns with “Postkort fra Skagen”, a record that reads like a sonic travel diary, delicately unspooling memory, mood, and place across an ...

Sarathy Korwar’s seventh album “There Is Beauty, There Already” is a compelling exercise in meditative rhythm and trance. In stark contrast to the thematic weight of his previous work, this album ...

Released following the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Sangam & Friends serves as both a celebration of an extraordinary musical friendship and a poignant reminder of the profound connection ...

Saxophonist and composer Chris Potter has long occupied a rare space in modern jazz: a virtuoso technician whose playing never sacrifices emotional clarity for sheer complexity. Since emerging in the ...

Four Warsaw players who have been sharing a bandstand since their school days return with their second album, and it sounds like the record of a group that has stopped trying to prove anything.

Blue Note’s signing strategy of late has been a mixed affair. For every Julian Lage or Melissa Aldana — artists who feel like genuine torchbearers of the label’s legacy — there’s a debut that hedges ...

Famed for a series of golden ticket reissues from names including Woody Shaw, B.B. King and Terry Callier, Time Traveler Recordings set their sights on a definitive gem by the late, great trumpeter ...

It’s been a notably busy twelve months for the Felipe Sena-helmed Orbital Ensemble – with the release of their debut album unveiled exactly a year ago through the Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies, ...