A "supremely gifted musician" who "always conveyed the sheer pleasure of making music." In this tribute, Richard Pite remembers Keith Nichols, who passed away on 20 January 2021: One evening back in ...

Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens - In Common 2(Whirlwind WR4728. CD Review by John Bungey) First, if you're a lover of the noble art of album cover design, a word of warning. For the sleeve image ...

The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic Records Limited Edition. Review by Leonard Weinreich) This Mosaic collection, limited to 3,500 copies worldwide, ...

Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 January after a ...

Binker and Moses – Escape the Flames (Gearbox GB1570. Digital/Vinyl. Album Review by Adam Sieff) The Total Refreshment Centre in Stoke Newington was completely rammed on a warm Sunday night in June ...

Karoline Wallace – Stiklinger (Øra Fonogram, OF169. CD review by Mike Collins) A steady stream of new, inventive music from Norway continues to appear on Øra Fonogram, the Trondheim-based ...

Elina Duni, Rob Luft – Lost Ships (ECM 0739322. CD review by John Arnett) This collection of songs has an emotional force and atmosphere all of its own. Singer Elina Duni has released two earlier ...

John Altman pays tribute to "one of the greatest arrangers in the history of popular music", Jeremy Lubbock (1931-2021): Jeremy Lubbock, who passed away peacefully on Friday morning in Oxfordshire at ...

Julian Lage – Squint(Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) If your local jazz club had a huge whip-round or received a vast council grant (OK I’m dreaming), who would you want to see on the ...

Dr. Duncan Heining's book George Russell: The Story of an American Composer was originally published in 2009. On 15 October 2020 it was published in a substantially revised new edition. Sebastian ...

There’s such remarkable variety in these singular expressions. Title track Sounding Point delivers a particularly beautiful serenity, Feldman’s overlays of muted solo lines and softly sustained chords ...

Jo Harrop in Gateshead (see below). Photo Ken Drew courtesy of Lance Liddle Wednesday 2 October – Pete Bernstein / Jim Mullen are at the 606 Wednesday 2 October – Alexander Hawkins / Marco Colonna are ...