All About Jazz Album Reviews

: Inspired by Water (Sun, 05 May 2024)
Here we have a timeless theme that has been providing inspiration for artists as long as people have made art. It's easy to see why water is a perennial subject, and for something so endlessly changeable, it's no surprise that these works could hardly be more different. Fergus McCreadie Trio Stream Edition Records 2024 If the historical lineage of jazz is a series of classy figures dressed sharply for a night at the club, the Fergus McCreadie Trio is the mischievous sibling that's always sneaking out to play in the wild and straggling in with green knees and muddy boots... [ read more ]
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Dave Douglas: Gifts (Sun, 05 May 2024)
When does one become an elder statesman in jazz? Is it a function of age? Awards? Discography? While that question is up for debate, it is beyond doubt that Dave Douglas is an éminence grise, except one who definitely does not work behind the scenes... [ read more ]
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Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi: Altera Vita (Sun, 05 May 2024)
Harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and saxophonist Tony Kofi's musical partnership began in 2015 and two years later made the main stage of the London Jazz Festival, opening the bill of A Concert For Alice And John at the Barbican concert hall... [ read more ]
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