Reviews
Origins
Bandleader (although he prefers the title ‘Ethio Musicologist’) Teferi Assefa, from Addis Ababa, earned his Masters degree in Jazz Drumming...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/February/2024
A Flor de Piel
The contribution and influence of Colombians and a new generation of Anglo-Colombians to the development of Latin music in the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024
There Must Be Another Way
Packing a punch with their post-pandemic offering, Manchester-based Agbeko’s There Must Be Another Way is a musical declaration of their...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: January/February/2024
Beehive
Now here’s a real oddity. Jono Heyes is a New Zealander who apparently lives in a gypsy wagon on the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
We Know by the Moon
The Anglo-Scottish quartet celebrate a decade of music making with their fourth album, We Know by the Moon. Emily Portman,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
Traveling East
What makes Dutch guitarist Jan Wouter Oostenrijk’s latest and sixth solo album, Traveling East, stand out is its fascinating fusion...
Reviewed by Franki Clemens in issue: March/2024
Nite Bjuti
Brooklyn- based trio Val Jeanty, Candice Hoyes and Mimi Jones release a haunting tribute to sustained jazz improvisation across 11...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: November/2023
Galargan
Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2023
Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985
While reggae music has long had a reverent fanbase in Japan, the country’s musicians have generally shied away from attempting...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: November/2023
