Reviews
Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China
Southwest China’s Yunnan province is home to the majority of the Hani people. Think of the terraced rice fields of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2023
A Blade Because a Blade is Whole
Emerging from the UK’s experimental underground, DePlume’s Spotify statistics indicate that his concoction of poetry and jazz provides a taste...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2025
Symphony of Self
Symphony of Self represents an incandescent display of talent and ambition from pipa maestra Gao Hong. Hong composes, arranges and...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: February/March/2026
Vikings Memories
SKÁLD take their name from the Norse balladeers who told tales of gods and men in the medieval past. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2020
Subcontinental Drift
Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid
Canadian folk-fusion outfit Sultans of String have gone for the word-play double – both band name and album name –...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2016
Bhattacharya/Grønseth/Wessel
The dialogue between Hindustani classical and jazz music has a storied past. This latest effort to expand the lexicon draws...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2017
Mount Matsu
Dutch group YĪN YĪN’s third album is a joyous concoction of surf guitar, retro synth and East Asian influence. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: March/2024
Jazz is Dead JID022
Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
In 2022 and at 86-years-old, Ebo Taylor performed in the US for the first time. Already a legend of highlife...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2025
Audacity (Live)
Audacity (Live) offers a spirited world fusion akin to that of the Silk Road Ensemble, of whom percussionist Shanahan belongs....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
