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Francesca Confortini & Ryan Mackenzie: Mosaico

Read "Mosaico" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
March 20, 2026

There is a quiet conviction at the heart of Mosaico, a recording that treats Brazil's songbook not as a postcard scene but as a living repertoire. Vocalist Francesca Confortini and arranger Ryan Mackenzie have crafted the album as its title indicates: a patchwork of styles: samba, bossa nova, baião, and MPB; thoughtfully arranged alongside Brazilian rhythms and other musical elements. The result isn't fusion or pastiche, but something more solid, founded on respect for tradition. The album opens ...

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Glebe: Gaudi

by Neil Duggan
January 14, 2025

Few jazz groups have a name as uniquely tied to their shared history as Glebe. The band's name reflects their early days living in a shared flat above a fish and chip shop on Glebe Place, where guitarist Kieran Gunter and pianist Chris Bland lived after meeting at Leeds College of Music (now Leeds Conservatoire). Since then, they have built impressive careers, contributing to projects in musical theatre and the London jazz scene, performing alongside renowned artists such as Elliot ...