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Kevin Mackenzie: PRIME Play Standards

by Mark McKergow
July 17, 2026

Scottish guitarist Kevin Mackenzie steps forward with the second album from his collaborative organ trio PRIME. The music swings with a deft touch, with sharp arrangement adding fuel to a burning set of well-chosen standards. Mackenzie has been a fixture in Scotland's jazz scene for more than three decades. He has worked extensively in trio formats, notably with Tom Bancroft and Phil Bancroft in Trio AAB, whose Cold Fusion (Caber Music, 1998) won the BBC Radio 3 Album Award in ...