Philip Nanton – Riff: The Shake Keane Story) (Papillote Press. 157pp. Book Review by John Fordham) This may be a short book, but three enthralling stories are entwined in it. One involves the journey ...

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 ...

Reeds and horns Large diaphragm condenser mics are a good choice for sax, they offer plenty of detail but also a rich low end. Ribbons can sound good but I caution against them for reasons explained ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 label.

Tuesday 8 October – Basil Hodge Quartet ft Tony Kofi at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone Tuesday 8 October – Richard Pite, Chris Parish, Lorenzo Evans, Harry Evans are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club ...

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 ...

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 ...