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Album Review: Jonny Wickham – Terra Boa: Vibrant new jazz with a Brazilian heartbeat
Well you can’t say that Jonny Wickham’s first solo album lacks ambition. ‘Terra Boa‘, out now via Fresh Sound Records sees the jazz bassist and composer leading a sizeable band through a set of originals that in his words make up a ‘love letter’ to the complex tapestry of Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Added to that he’s …
Live Review: Love Supreme Festival – Glynde Place, East Sussex 30.06.2023
By Henry Groves I didn’t really know what to expect from Love Supreme festival. The lineup was packed full of phenomenal artists and bands, but it was also in the middle of nowhere in East Sussex. Before going, I couldn’t quite fathom why artists like Thunercat and Grace Jones had agreed to play a Jazz …
Album Review: Emily Kuhn – Ghosts Of Us : Bouyant, melodic, refreshing jazz from the Chicago trumpeter.
Emily Kuhn’s new album ‘Ghosts of Us’, out now via the consistently impressive BACE Records, may have been written during the cloying pall of pandemic times but it represents an artist emerging with regenerated focus. Not that the Chicago based jazz trumpeter and composer’s 2020 debut ‘Sky Stories’ lacked vitality or purpose. It captured Kuhn’s …
Album Review: Scrimshire – Paroxysm : profound and passionate cinematic soul-jazz from the influential producer/composer.
Some music just has to happen and London producer/composer Adam Scrimshire’s latest, ‘Paroxysm’ (available now from Albert’s Favourites) falls into that exclusive clutch of necessary releases. Well established as a crafter and co-ordinator of cinematic soul-jazz inspirations, Scrimshire’s sound work has always grabbed attention from his early energetic Wah Wah 45s albums up to the …
Album Review : The Circling Sun – Spirits: The esteemed NZ jazz collective’s long-awaited debut more than delivers.
New Zealand spiritual jazz collective The Circling Sun have taken the long and winding road to releasing their first album ‘Spirits’ (available now on the ever-reliable Soundway Records). Drawn from the confluence of various Auckland/ Tamaki Makarau bands, this fluid congregation of jazzers, record collectors, producers and DJs have been converging for near two decades …
Album Review: Raz Ohara – Tyrants
The AlbumRaz started working on the album Tyrants in 2017 and mixed the finished version in 2021. The writing process began with listening to sketches and sound-files he had collected throughout the past years, which he had not yet given up on. The album is thus a natural continuation of his previous works and showcases …
Album Review: Elegua/Elegua : a long lost Latin Jazz treasure that resonates beyond its history.
After the ultra-hip Virgilio Armas re-issues last year Toronto crate curators extraordinaire We Are Busy Bodies are on the case again, excavating the rich seams of Latin-jazz heritage with an enticing Venezuelan focus. The result of their latest exploration is the re-release on May 19th of Latin jazz collective Elegua’s significant and exceptionally sought after …
Gallery and set-lists: Ne Obliviscaris / Persefone / Asymmetric Universe – The Grand Social, Dublin 16.05.2023
Australian progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris from Melbourne playing Dublin’s The Grand Social with openers progressive death metal band Persefone from Andorra la Vella, Andorra and jazz/fusion progressive metal band Asymmetric Universe from Turin, Italy. Asymmetric Universe photos: Persefone photos & set-list: Flying Sea DragonsMind As UniverseIntro+The Great RealityPrison SkinLiving WavesKatabasisMerkabahThe Majestic of Gaia Ne Obliviscaris …
Album Review : Raffy Bushman – Silver Lines : a reviving reminder of the beauty of bop told with a new dynamic.
London based jazz pianist, composer and music educator Raffy Bushman has resumed his annual message to the listening public with the ‘Silver Lines’ EP, available through Bridge The Gap, and looks set to add more credit to his burgeoning reputation. Following two sharp focused piano trio albums, 2020’s ‘Look Up’ and ‘Beginner’s Mind’ from 2021 …
Track: Respair – Hold On To Me
London based jazz-electronic quartet Respair have shared a brand new track ‘Hold On to Me’, taken from their upcoming EP ”The original colour of the sun’ due later this year. They say: “Opening with its warming, intimate chords, the song leads invitingly into an instantly catchy groove, reverberating with tender vocals and neo-soulful pulse. It’s …