Jazz Articles about Quentin Collins

About Quentin Collins

Album Review

Five-Way Split: Modus Operandi

Read "Modus Operandi" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
March 12, 2026

Five-Way Split is a London-based quintet that builds its foundations on the music of bands such as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Max Roach Quintet and the Horace Silver Quintet. This throwback to the hard-bop groups of the 1950s and '60s is infused with the band's brand of contemporary charm as they swing through nine bright tracks that include original compositions and inventive covers. One thing--among several--that sets the album apart is the quality of the ...

Album Review

Aleph Aguiar: Sugar On My Blackbeans

Read "Sugar On My Blackbeans" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
February 11, 2026

Sugar On My Blackbeans is the third release from Venezuelan-born, UK-based guitarist Aleph Aguiar. It follows on from Pataruco (Self Produced, 2015) and Maku (Self Produced, 2017). He has spent the intervening years working with Tony Kofi, Elton John and Georgia Cecile and served as the guitar and singing coach for Simon Bird for the 2014 The Inbetweeners 2 movie. Additionally, he has collaborated with numerous dance artists, composing music to accompany their choreography. That varied background serves ...

Album Review

Quentin Collins Sextet: Road Warrior

Read "Road Warrior" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
August 19, 2019

Hard-bop with a modern twist from the British trumpeter Quentin Collins, who is probably best known for his work with the Kyle Eastwood Band and who leads his own transatlantic group on Road Warrior. The frontline is completed by two British-based saxophonists, Leo Richardson on tenor and Meilana Gillard on alto. The rhythm section is out of New York: pianist Dan Nimmer, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Willie Jones III. The international set-up is reinforced by producer Jean Toussaint, a ...