Reviews
Traveling East
What makes Dutch guitarist Jan Wouter Oostenrijk’s latest and sixth solo album, Traveling East, stand out is its fascinating fusion...
Reviewed by Franki Clemens in issue: March/2024
Nite Bjuti
Brooklyn- based trio Val Jeanty, Candice Hoyes and Mimi Jones release a haunting tribute to sustained jazz improvisation across 11...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: November/2023
Galargan
Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2023
Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985
While reggae music has long had a reverent fanbase in Japan, the country’s musicians have generally shied away from attempting...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: November/2023
Crystal Lexicon
There really is some excellent and inspiring stuff coming out of Tehran these days and Crystal Lexicon is no exception....
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2023
Spirits
It’s easy to overlook Togo, wedged between Ghana, Benin and Nigeria. Musically that places its capital, Lomé, right in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2023
Live in Turku
Dawda Jobarteh & Stefan Pasborg
Bliss it must have been to have attended the Finnish jazz festival where this live set was recorded featuring the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2024
Akal
Tarwa N-Tiniri were born in Ouarzazate, Morocco’s ‘door of the desert’ and Akal marks their second album. Its title translates...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2024
