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Huw Warren is a distinguished Welsh jazz musician, composer, and pianist renowned for his boundary-crossing approach to jazz and his unique improvisational style. Born in Swansea, Wales, Warren displayed an early passion for music, which led him to explore various genres including classical, jazz, and contemporary music.

His collaborations with notable artists such as saxophonist Iain Ballamy and singer June Tabor have demonstrated his versatility and innovative approach to jazz. Warren's music often combines jazz with influences from other genres, creating a rich and engaging soundscape.

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Hayfever

By Mali Sheard

Label: Mali Sheard Music / ECN Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: When The Sun; Hayfever; It's Fun To Be A Cat; Elephants; Afternoon Tea With A Demon; There's A Place; Breathe.

Article: Album Review

Mali Sheard: Hayfever

by Neil Duggan
September 4, 2026

Having built a strong reputation with London-based eight-piece Ankora, saxophonist Mali Sheard steps into the spotlight with her debut album, Hayfever. It is a release that will do that reputation no harm at all, offering a beguiling blend of jazz, folk and groove, seamlessly integrated into Sheard's distinctive improvisational style. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hermeto Pascoal: the Sound of Everything

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 25, 2025

From his early accordion days and forró roots to his global influence, Hermeto Pascoal lived in total communion with sound, inspiring generations worldwide. More than a multi-instrumentalist, he was a true “multi-thing-ist," turning pianos, flutes, and drums into magic--but also rubber ducks, teapots, rivers, and stalactites. Perhaps shaped by his vision impairment, he treated every style ...

Article: Album Review

Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper: Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper

Read "Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
June 6, 2025

English pianist Eddie Gripper was last featured on All About Jazz in 2023 with his debut album, Home (Ubuntu Music). He returns in the company of vocalist Elijah Jeffrey with their self-titled album, featuring eight tracks, seven of which are original songs, together with an adaptation of a 17th-century aria. Jeffrey has a distinctive ...

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Choro Choro Choro

By Huw Warren

Label: MaizehMusic
Released: 2024
Track listing: Atlantico; Odeon; Agradecendo; Naquele Tempo; Gaúcho; Velho Amigo; Intocável; Receita de Samba; Choro pro Zé; Desequilibrado; Chorinho for Hermeto.

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Say Pluto

By Sue Rynhart

Label: Mrsuusuerecords
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lowlands; Elm, Educate; Catacombs; A River; Cat; The Signalman; Long Years Ago.

Article: Album Review

Sue Rynhart: Say Pluto

Read "Say Pluto" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
November 30, 2024

Traditionalist or avant-garde provocateur? Singer or poet? Dubliner Sue Rynhart is all these things and more, and therein lies her appeal. Her debut, Crossings (Songs For Voice And Double Bass) (Self Produced, 2015), an alluring duo recording with Dan Bodwell, earned Rynhart broad critical acclaim for its hybrid folk, indie pop, spoken word and jazz/improvised spirit. ...

Article: Album Review

Huw Warren: Choro Choro Choro

Read "Choro Choro Choro" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
July 13, 2024

The Welsh pianist Huw Warren is not a household name--though he ought to be--so a little background to Choro Choro Choro is appropriate, just in case the album is taken to have effervesced out of nowhere. In the 1990s, Warren was co-leader of the singular London quartet Perfect Houseplants. The group's half-dozen albums ...

Article: Interview

Tomos Williams: An Absolute Riot! Risings, Race And Identity In Wales

by Ian Patterson
January 12, 2024

Threads. They wind their way through history, overlapping, interconnecting and sometimes weaving strange and powerful narratives that never really end, but simply grow and evolve. In 2020, half a millennium after the first transatlantic slave ships set sail from Europe to Africa, cheering protesters in Bristol, England, dumped the statue of slave trader Edward ...