Sinclair Traill found Shorter's compositions rather contrived and his tone too astringent, but he liked Reggie Workman and ...

Barry McRae found John Stevens and Trevor Watts' tribute to two avant-garde drummers a rocking record and a joyful affirmation of free jazz principles ...

Heart-rending low tones and soul-splitting high notes characterise Ambrose Akinmusire’s trumpet voice. But you don’t get much brass for your buck on his recent records. This ninth release as leader ...

The full lineup for the 2025 Cheltenham Jazz Festival (30 April-5 May) has been announced as follows below. Aside from the main stage shows ...

Jazz FM, the London-based radio station, has reinstated its jazz awards scheme for 2025, with categories including soul and blues acts of the year. Nick Pitts, Jazz FM content director, says of the ...

This group recorded its first album back in 2021 which received a positive response from the Italian critics, leading to personal accolades for leader Daniele Nasi, a saxophonist whose creative ...

In a previous column I reviewed a couple of albums by Satoko Fujii, commented on the astonishing statistics of her output (over 100 albums as leader in 29 years, plus her work as a member of various ...

Only posterity will show whether Howard Riley is a European Cecil Taylor, an avant-garde John Lewis, a jazz Stockhausen or ...