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Jim Hart's Gemini: Narrada
by Bruce Lindsay
Jim Hart is rapidly establishing himself as one of the top vibes players in jazz: an inventive, adaptable and exciting musician capable of playing in a range of styles and ensembles. As well as being a much sought-after sideman, Hart also leads two bands. The Jim Hart Quartet made its recorded debut on the excellent Words ...
Ian Shaw: From Free Jazz to Noel Coward
by Bruce Lindsay
Ian Shaw is a jazz singer. This simple description is accurate--it's how Shaw refers to himself--but it falls well short of doing the man justice. Ian Shaw is one of the most distinctive, original and creative jazz singers on the scene: he is a talented pianist and songwriter with a knack for working with top-quality musicians, ...
Portico Quartet at Norwich Arts Centre, UK
by Bruce Lindsay
Portico Quartet Norwich Arts Centre Norwich, UK November 16, 2009 Portico Quartet is establishing itself at the forefront of the British jazz scene--a young band with a distinctive and recognizable sound that is both immediately accessible and also full of complex patterns and melodies that repay repeated listening. ...
Duck Baker: Everything That Rises Must Converge
by Bruce Lindsay
Richard “Duck" Baker's four decade career as a guitarist has encompassed folk, ragtime, blues, jazz, and avant-garde improvisation. Everything That Rises Must Converge is firmly located within the latter genre--indeed, it's sub-titled “Free Jazz Guitar Solos"--but much of the music on this enjoyable record could only have been made by an artist with a firm grasp ...
Emanuel Ruffler: Nightflight
by Bruce Lindsay
Emanuel Ruffler keeps extremely talented company on Nightflight, the first album as leader for this German-born pianist who is now based in New York. The 11 self-penned tunes are characterized by an apparent simplicity and a propulsive rhythm, creating an immediately appealing recording. Despite his role as leader and composer Ruffler is a ...
Henry Darragh: Tell Her For Me
by Bruce Lindsay
On Tell Her For Me, his first album, Texan Henry Darragh sets out of his stall as a fresh and original performer and writer. This is one of the most interesting and refreshing releases of 2009--a collection of standards and self-penned songs which is by turns funny, affecting and even educational. Darragh's fellow ...
Mark Moraghan: Moonlight's Back In Style
by Bruce Lindsay
Moonlight's Back In Style is a swing album. In fact, according to songwriter Nicky Campbell's liner notes, it's a New Swing album--songs in a classic style but rooted in contemporary experience. Whether this recording heralds a new musical genre or not it's an easygoing and likeable set of songs. Old swing fans should find plenty to ...
Eldar Djangirov: Virtue
by Bruce Lindsay
Virtue is Eldar's fourth album--his sixth, if his early independent releases are included--something of an achievement for a musician who was only 22 years old at the time of the album's release. The album further affirms the Kyrgyzstan-born, New York-based musician's deserved reputation for technical ability. Across the 11 tracks Eldar shows speed and virtuosity--on one ...
Claire Martin: A Modern Art
by Bruce Lindsay
Is jazz still a modern art? It's a hundred years old, after all, and some performers and fans seem to ignore everything written after 1940. But as far as the work of Claire Martin is concerned the question has only one answer. Apart from being one of the finest singers on the current scene, Martin is ...
Portico Quartet: Not Particularly a Jazz Band
by Bruce Lindsay
The history of Portico Quartet is brief, but it's also eventful. Since forming in 2005, this young British band have seen their first album, Knee Deep In The North Sea (Babel, 2007), become a Mercury Music Award Album of the Year, they've gathered rave reviews for their second album, Isla (Real World, 2009), and they've introduced ...
