Trumpeter Guy Barker, well-known as in the vanguard of the first so-called British jazz revival of the 1980s, when he played ...

Monk’s third solo album (the first was Thelonious Alone and the second Thelonious Himself) came about because producer Orrin ...

If there actually are any contemporaries of mine out there, readers who recall the popular music landscape before rock got ...

Saxophonist, flautist, composer and sometime bass-player Pete Canter made his mark on the London jazz scene in the 1980s.

When an album includes a selection of standards, it’s always interesting to see how they are handled and occasionally the old joke about playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right ...

They say : London-based alto saxophonist Donovan Haffner releases his highly anticipated debut album ‘Alleviate’, a 9-track collection of original compositions recorded with Donovan’s quintet and is a ...

If you are looking for musicians to celebrate a bassist as unmistakable and influential as Ray Brown this trio surely sits ...

Yet another jazz dynasty may be upon us as Bill Evans’ grandson releases a recital of Evans compositions. Evans On Evans (Shamus Records) features Bill Evans pieces reinterpreted by the 16-year-old ...

A refined sense of understatement defines this set throughout, the three-way communication and interplay of the trio consistently delivered in exquisite fashion. The trio might stretch out a bit on ...

Randy Smith tracked down an unsung singer from the 1950s, recently brought to light by Fresh Sounds’ revelatory 'The Best Voices That Time Forgot' series Ms. McGovern recently celebrated her 92nd ...

Ben Crosland’s latest release offers a series of rearrangements of his own compositions, as well as one new original. A modest six-piece ensemble, Crosland and group create richly textured pieces, ...

Pianist Sonny Clark, given the regularity with which he – in common with quite a few others – recorded for Blue Note either as a sideman or under their own name, might be described as the label’s ...