Reviews
Mantra Sessions
From the first track, as a free-blowing tenor sax solo jostles with a Hindu peace incantation over an ngoni (African...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2016
Brothers
Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio
Upon first listen, Brothers appears to be just another adventure in the frosty, folky sound-world of northern European jazz. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2017
Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions
Arcana announces itself with ‘Kalavati’, a driving fusion track named after a Hindustani raga; the piece establishes the album as...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2018
A Tablanaut’s Journey
Hear the tabla like you’ve never heard it before! This may seem a bold claim for an instrument central to...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2024
Another Tide, Another Fish
Andrew Tuttle & Michael Chapman
When cult British guitarist Michael Chapman passed away in 2021, his final demos were entrusted to Australian banjoist Andrew Tuttle....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2024
Feux
This third record from Paris-based jazz quintet Theorem of Joy offers a bounty of searching compositions and stirring improv. Its...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2025
Sangat
Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s retinue included a Muslim rabab (Afghan lute) player. Inspired by this, Sangat makes a pitch for...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2026
TORÓ
Vitor Araújo + Metropole Orkest
The Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest enliven contemporary grooves with artful arrangements. On this live album they aid Brazilian pianist Vitor Araújo...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2026
Tablananda
There is a fine tradition of brothers in bands, occasionally accompanied by a sub-plot of sibling rivalry. Fortunately there is...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Painted
Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Painted is a kind of folk thesis: a powerful argument that all the world's musical styles comprise a patchwork we...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2017
