Reviews
You Will Never Die!
Clarinettist Yom's second project with his band The Wonder Rabbis comes seven years after the first one. In between, he's...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Long Story Short
The cello has never featured very prominently in jazz. Bass player Oscar Pettiford is probably the best known (occasional) cellist...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2019
Lustuz Laþu Wōþuz Alu
Nordic and Viking culture is currently enjoying a resurgence, not least with the release of big-budget film, The Northman. Which...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: November/2022
Love in Exile
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
This extraordinary collaboration can broadly be described as Sufi electronica, but it transcends musical genres. Arooj Aftab is a grammy-award...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2023
North South East West
Norwegian folk and Arabic maqam engage in an understated courtship on this debut record by violinist Inger Hannisdal. Bass, drums...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2022
African Salsa Orchestra
This eponymous debut celebrates three years since the African Salsa Orchestra was formed by Michel Pinheiro, long-time Beninese leader of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2017
Flash de Mémoire
The concept of marrying traditional songs with heavy electronic dance music is a curious one, conjuring notions of the Pet...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2022
Aloha Radio Hawaii
A Chinese label recording vintage Hawaiian music in an ultra-modern California studio, with mostly non-native musicians? Go figure. But despite...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2021
Mezcla
This mezcla (mix) of Colombian energy and New York savvy promises much, but delivers even more. To their native Afro-Colombian...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2016
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40
This release comprises three discs, the first two concentrating on the ten years since the Fellside label's previous compilation Landmarks,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2016
