Jazz Articles about Daniel Jonkers

About Daniel Jonkers

Album Review

Gabriele Di Franco: The Value Of Choices

Read "The Value Of Choices" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniškytė

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
August 14, 2026

Large-ensemble jazz is often called cinematic simply because it has plenty of colour and volume. On The Value Of Choices (Challenge Records, 2026), the word fits for a better reason. Here, the music keeps changing depending on where the listener stands. Across eight compositions, Italian-born, Brussels-based composer, guitarist and conductor Gabriele di Franco keeps every section in play for long. Brass and reeds may fill the foreground. In the next phrase, the ear settles on a voice, a piano figure ...

Album Review

Nabou: Indigo

Read "Indigo" reviewed by Kevin Poindexter

by Kevin Poindexter
April 21, 2026

From the mid-90s through the early 2000s, a certain late-night vibe permeated the best music from Europe; it was 'chill,' but underneath the surface, there was restlessness and a simmering anxiety. From the claustrophobic pulse of Tricky's Pre-Millennium Tension to the glitchy beats and organic beauty of Four Tet's Rounds, the music worked because there was a delicate balance between beauty and that underlying tension. That same energy exists throughout Indigo, the new album by Nabou, the quartet led by ...