The quartet gig which John Surman had at Ronnie Scott’s this past June (reviewed 12/06) was memorable enough in itself. What made the evening extra special was the fact that long-time ECM aficionados ...

The two Jasons, violinist Anick and pianist Yeager have a history going back to their teenage years when they jammed together ...

The Definitive Collection 1977-2000 (Robinsongs Robin5BX74) A five-CD box seems an appropriate tribute to keyboard master ...

Three partly related themes this month: the squirts of album releases from busy record labels; the number of albums recorded ...

Pianist David Haney’s put out a number of albums this time round, including appearances by musicians including Marty Ehrlich, ...

Solid Jackson They say : When eminent jazz practitioners with shared histories convene in the studio without rehearsal or ...

Returning To Forever (Candid CAN 33352) Following my review last month of the Del Sasso Big Band’s revisioning of Chick Corea ...

It might have seemed lately that the tastes of British politicians don’t extend beyond Taylor Swift and Oasis but on 29 ...

Back in the day, when you and I were young, Maggie, and your local Essoldo offered not one, but two feature films, a newsreel ...

Paganova the new album from the prolific pianist/composer Michael Pagán, who has become a fixture of the Kansas City jazz ...

Third album by San Francisco pianist/composer Anne Sajdera takes listeners on an uplifting & groove-filled journey with ...

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in September-October 2024, including Chucho Valdes, Steve Waterman, Bobby Wellins, ...