I’ve watched and listened to Xhosa Cole’s development over the last decade or so with increasing admiration. As a photographer, he is always interesting to shoot, and he was part of the photography-led research project I carried out with Dr Pedro Cravinho at …

From its formation seven years ago up until now, British saxophonist Josephine Davies’ main artistic project, Satori, was strictly a classic sax trio, featuring Dave Whitford on bass and James Maddren on drums, exploring both the space and limits it imposes.

Joel and the Neverending Sextet are an ensemble of Norwegian and Swedish players exploring a lively mix of composed and improvised music. The Joel in the band name is cellist/bassist Joel Ring and the rest of the Neverending Sextet is Karl Hjalmar Nyberg on sax and clarinet, pianist Milton Öhrström, tubist Heida Karine Jóhannesdóttir Mobeck and a pair of drummers; Brother Tomas Sandström ...

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Between 2008 and 2013 Danish guitarist Jakob Bro self-released three incredible albums: “Balladeering”, “Time” and “December Song”. Each album had the same atmospheric feel to it, featuring musicians that included Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan and Paul Motian.

Jan 19, 2025 · Julia Hülsmann quartet recordings just seem to go from strength to strength. Her previous two ECM releases “The Next Door” (2022), and “Not Far From Here” (2020), provided the listener with some beautiful, engaging music that highlighted a unique take on the music of a very original quartet. The pianist returns with her latest album, … Continue reading Julia Hülsmann Quartet ...

Dec 31, 2024 · My word what a year it’s been. No less challenging than last year but thankfully the music has been extremely strong throughout this year, keeping me going and revealing so many high points that it really is difficult to compile a succinct ‘Best Of’ list. So I’ve split this year’s favourites into two categories: ‘New … Continue reading TEAM VIBE: Best of 2024 – Mike Gates →

Jan 1, 2018 · What a journey we have had these past twenty five years and a huge thank you to the contributors new and old, active and dormant, who set the seed all those years ago and have fed our musical growth ever since. Michael J Edwards, Tim Stenhouse, Sam Turnell, Mark Wallace, Andy Allen, Donald Palmer, Thomas … Continue reading ukvibe at 25 →

Dec 31, 2018 · To read our full year-end round up jump HERE 1. Muriel Grossmann – Golden Rule (RR GEMS) Review here 2. Ayanda Sikade – Movements (Self-released) Review here 3. Jamie Saft Quartet – Blue Dream (RareNoise) Review here 4. Sinsuke Fujieda – Hyper Harmony (SoFa) 5. Web Web – Dance of the Demons (Compost) Review here … Continue reading Best jazz albums of 2018 →

Nov 10, 2024 · “I came away from Empirical’s performance feeling incredibly inspired. Renewed somehow. Ready to take on the world once more. On the way home even the roadworks on the M6 couldn’t dampen our enthusiasm. This was a sensational gig and I feel privileged to have been there.” Read our full review HERE Empirical embark on a … Continue reading Excursion: Empirical at NAC Wolverhampton →