Live At The Beaver Inn I am not familiar with Tommaso Starace and pleasantly surprised. Hot on the heels of peer and champion Eric Alexander, the Milanese tenor saxophonist – naturalised Englishman ...

In Pas(s)ing First and foremost the late guitarist Mick Goodrick regarded himself as an educator and teacher rather than a musician in need of a gig. He only recorded half a dozen albums under his own ...

The saxophonist Laura Macdonald, the former wife of saxophonist Tommy Smith, has been appointed Head of Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Smith, who established the Glasgow college’s jazz ...

Most of these early recordings by Ahmad Jamal and his “Three Strings” trios have been available on several CD compilations over the last few years. Perhaps the best known album is Ahmad Jamal: The ...

Though events like the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival are longtime institutions, the DC ...

The Hits The concept of a heavy pick-up arm requiring a steel needle that had to be replaced after less than a dozen playings ...

This is the latest edition of many albums with similar contents and titles issued by various companies over the past few ...

Hancestry An album that immediately announces its cultural and musical colours, Hancestry offers a vibrant experience. Led by ...

Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert found Tales Of The Hudson an excellent corrective to those who had persistently dis­missed Michael Brecker as a studio automaton ...

Ekkofremtid If there’s a connecting theme to this month’s reviews then it’s surely the many different ways that memory ...

Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert thought the quality of soloists Arguelles and Mike Walker did much to offset any shortfall in ...

Documentary on Dave Brubeck's son deals with his early and current life and closely follows his life in South Africa as an ...