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Jazz Album Reviews

Beck Hunters with Laura Cole and John Pope

From Wolves To Water

An immersive recording that sweeps the listener along in its creative wake. The improvising is consistently inventive, with each group member playing a vital role in the creative process.

Stacey Kent

Summer Me, Winter Me

Radhika de Saram

From The Crow’s Nest

Alex Bonney & Will Glaser

Everything Unfolding From Emptiness

John Law’s Re-Creations

Many Moons

Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat

Northern Flame

John Donegan - The Irish Sextet

Light Streams

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

jaimie branch

Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))

jaimie branch may be gone but the music and the message live on. One of the albums of the year “((world war))” represents essential listening.

Daniel Karlsson Trio

Sorry Boss

Strong melodies, infectious and powerful grooves, an effective mix of acoustic and electronic sounds and a sense of humour that is reflected both in the tune titles and in the playing itself.

Will Barnes Quartet

Source of the Severn

Barnes’ writing is evocative, intelligent & varied, rooted in the bebop tradition but still sounding very contemporary and possessed of a real sense of place. The standard of the playing is excellent

Logan Kane

Floor Plans

An impressive statement from Logan Kane that demands that he should be regarded as one of America’s premier bass players and composers. The music is bold, visceral, inventive, dynamic and intense.

Live Jazz Reviews

Secret Sessions

Secret Sessions – Hoop, Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester, 30/11/2023.

Claire Victoria Roberts

Claire Roberts Trio, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 26/11/2023.

Emily Francis Trio

Emily Francis Trio, Corn Exchange Jazz Club, The Corn Exchange, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, 16/11/2023.

Chris Biscoe

Chris Biscoe Quintet, ‘Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook’, Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, 10/11/2023.

Martin Speake

Martin Speake Quartet, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury, 11/11/2023.

Jim Mullen Organ Trio

Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Kidderminster Jazz Club, St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Kidderminster, Worcs. 03/11/2023.

Jazz Mann Features

Carla Bley, 1936-2023 - a statement from ECM Records.

Following the sad passing of pianist and composer Carla Bley a statement has been issued by ECM Records. Ian Mann also adds his personal reminiscences of one of the greats.

Book Review - “Feel So Fine: Big Joe Turner – The Boss of the Blues” by Derek Coller.

Guest contributor Trevor Bannister enjoys Derek Coller's biography / discography of the Kansas City born blues / jazz vocalist and rock 'n' roll pioneer 'Big' Joe Turner.

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Daylight Music; Lost Map presents Ed Dowie, Firestations, Two White Cranes + Pictish Trail (solo), lunchtime event at St. John on Bethnal Green, London E2.

Saturday, December 09, 2023

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