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Jazz Album Reviews

David de la Haye

With Ears Underwater

A fascinating audio experience.

Kjetil Mulelid Trio

Who Do You Love The Most?

Matt Anderson Quartet

The Town and the City

Joe Webb

Summer Chill

Mansel Davies

Breaking Bread

Brian Molley Quartet with Krishna Kishor

Intercontinental

Espen Eriksen Trio featuring Andy Sheppard

In The Mountains

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Fergus McCreadie Trio

Forest Floor

McCreadie brings a uniquely Scottish voice to contemporary jazz. His sense of melody remains undimmed but the interaction between the members of the trio is even more vigorous and vibrant than before.

Emily Francis Trio

Luma

Francis transcends her many influences to create a sound that is very much her own, skilfully blending acoustic and electric elements to create a rich tapestry of sound.

Artie Zaitz & Mark Kavuma

Back To Back

The soloing is fluent and imaginative throughout and there is also a genuine rapport between the players. An album that very much exceeded my expectations

Cleveland Watkiss

The Great Jamaican Songbook Vol. 1

This isn’t a jazz album, but nevertheless it’s a damn fine record and still a recording that I can happily recommend to any fan of good music.

Live Jazz Reviews

The Plague Doctors Cure All

The Plague Doctors Cure All, The Queens Head, Monmouth, 22/06/2022.

Chris Batchelor’s Zoetic

Chris Batchelor’s Zoetic, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury, 11/06/2022.

Matt Carmichael

Matt Carmichael Quintet, Kidderminster Jazz Club, The Corn Exchange Room, Kidderminster Town Hall, Kidderminser, Worcs. 09/06/2022.

Bass 12 Brass Band

Bass 12 Brass Band, Black Mountain Jazz, The Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 29/05/2022.

Oxley-Meier Guitar Project

Oxley-Meier Guitar Project, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, Shropshire, 28/05/2022.

Alex Hitchcock Quartet

Alex Hitchcock Quartet, Jazz at Progress, Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, 13/05/2022.

Jazz Mann Features

Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 02/05/2022.

Ian Mann enjoys a varied programme of music on the final day of the Festival with performances by Moses Boyd, Gabrielle, Brian Jackson and Myra Melford's Fire And Water Quintet.

Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 01/05/2022.

Ian Mann enjoys a varied day of music and performances by Geogia Cecile, Elles Bailey, Penguin Cafe, Electric Lady Big Band, Laura Jurd Ensemble, Gary Bartz & Maisha and Robert Plant & Saving Grace.

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