Few albums capture the restless spirit of European jazz in the 1970s as vividly as Balladyna, and this latest reissue in ECM’s Luminessence series is a timely reminder of just how transformative ...

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Feebles, Fables and Ferns, the newly unearthed ECM release documenting a one-time 1988 meeting between guitarist Mick Goodrick and pianist Fred Hersch, feels like a ...

Guitarist, composer and educator Mick Goodrick is perhaps one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz guitar. Pat Metheny’s words highlight this sentiment.  “Mick Goodrick is somebody who really had an ...

Parenthood has a way of recontextualising a person’s life and priorities. So much so that an impending or new arrival can provide an artist with an overwhelming sense of focused inspiration that finds ...

It’s intense, ambitious, and undeniably crazy and beautiful in equal measure. Apeiron, the new collaboration between Italian ...

Swiss drummer and percussionist Florian Arbenz has spent the last few years building an impressive catalogue of collaborations through his ambitious Conversation projects, bringing together musicians ...

French saxophonist Julien Ndiaye, better known as Jultrane, arrives with impeccable timing on Miles & John -The Century Birthday, a lovingly crafted tribute to two towering figures of modern jazz, ...

If Alex Puddu’s name registers at all on this side of the Channel, the most likely route in is “Don’t Hold Back”, the Gene Robinson Jr.-fronted opener from 2020’s Discotheque that picked up genuine UK ...

There’s a particular kind of patience required to make a record like this, and an even rarer kind required to listen to it ...

For his fifth release on Savant Records, drummer and bandleader Richard Baratta continues his increasingly compelling output ...

Sit yourself down. Take the weight off your feet. Maybe pour yourself a glass of something smooth. And turn your ears ...

As It Relates To Now, the latest release from Christian Dillingham delivers a fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable take on ...