Back And Forth Three reflective, thoughtful albums with European and Scandinavian influences feature in this month’s digest.

Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill found the African-influenced music of US trio Quartette Très Bien had such abandon that he couldn't believe it was all arranged ...

I didn’t think anyone listened to tenorist Warne Marsh these days, but Wellins evidently does. In fact when listening to the plaintive McTaggart, more or less a slowed-down version of Charlie Parker’s ...

Retrospective This is a follow-up to Carl Clements’ critically acclaimed 2023 CD A Different Light (Greydisc GDR3581).

Pennies From Heaven Trumpeter Chris Hodgkins is a familiar figure on the UK jazz scene, his style based on Chicago Dixieland ...

Jazz Guitar The young Jim Hall’s first and probably best album as a leader has had a bizarre history. First released in 1957, it contained 10 tracks, six of which were later edited and reissued with ...

Following a two-year dispute the Trinity Laban conservatoire in South London has reached a private settlement with Martin Speake, a former teacher of saxophone at the college who attacked critical ...

Recently I’ve covered several live gigs which have been blind dates in all but name; a third party (friend, editor) who knows ...

The 52nd International Jazz Piano Festival in Kalisz, Poland (20-23 November 2025) was the first edition prepared by ...

Out Of The Shadows You may not know him but you’ve more than likely heard his music somewhere. Dalton is a veteran, in-demand ...

Sugar On My Blackbeans Spirit-lifting Venezualian-born and UK-based guitarist Aleph Aguiar doesn’t deal in highfalutin, mildly grotesque concepts heard everywhere these days from corporate office to ...