Jazz Articles about Oli Savill

About Oli Savill

Album Review

Acclaimed drummer, composer and producer Richard Spaven has forged a distinctive musical identity by blending jazz, drum and bass, electronica and hip hop. His technical fluency has seen him collaborate with a wide range of artists, including Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus and Loyle Carner. Spaven, initially grounded in big band jazz, was heavily influenced by the London club scene, immersing himself in drum and bass, garage, dubstep and other styles. This has evolved into a singular approach that ...

Album Review

Edrix Puzzle: Coming Of The Moon Dogs

Read "Coming Of The Moon Dogs" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 28, 2022

There are precious few records out there that one feels confident in recommending to connoisseurs of cosmic jazz-rockers The Comet Is Coming, but Coming Of The Moon Dogs is one of them. The disc is the first full-length album from Edrix Puzzle, another British band who are stretching the definition of jazz while being audibly across its history. Edrix Puzzle is a quintet comprising drummer and drum programmer Nathan Curran, bass clarinetist and saxophonist Martin Slattery, acoustic ...