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Ellas Kapell: Ember
by Neil Duggan
Formed in 2016, Swedish quartet Ellas Kapel have been steadily evolving their identity and sound, refining their approach to arrangement with each release. Ember represents their most assertive step yet: moving away from a one-take approach to self-produce for the first time. The decision pays clear dividends, enabling them to broaden their soundscape and take genuine ...
Eddie Gripper: Americana
by Neil Duggan
Americana, the second album from British jazz pianist and composer Eddie Gripper, takes inspiration from an 8,000 km hitchhiking journey he took from Alaska to California in 2022. His reflections on the warmth of the people he encountered on his journey through nine states, coupled with his impressions on the American spirit, form the basis behind ...
Lars Danielsson Liberetto: Echomyr
by Neil Duggan
The Lars Danielsson Liberetto ensemble has assembled a distinctive body of work over its four previous albums. That development and continuity derive from his core partners for over 15 years, drummer Magnus Ostrom (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) and UK guitarist John Parricelli. They were joined in 2017 by Martinican pianist Gregory Privat, who replaced original member Tigran ...
Ben Wendel: BaRcoDe
by Neil Duggan
BaRcoDe marks the formation of a new ensemble and the debut album from tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel. An electroacoustic project for saxophone and mallets, it brings together a stellar cast of contemporary vibraphonists and percussionists in Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan and Juan Diego Villalobos. A two-time Grammy nominee and co-founder of Kneebody, ...
Jeremy Sassoon: Older And Wiser
by Neil Duggan
UK singer and pianist Jeremy Sassoon has followed a remarkably unusual path. After qualifying from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London and completing postgraduate training as a hospital psychiatrist in Manchester, he made the bold decision in 1995 to leave medicine behind and pursue a full-time career in music. He first established himself as an accompanist, ...
Knats: A Great Day In Newcastle
by Neil Duggan
Led by two lifelong friends from Newcastle, bassist Stan Woodward and drummer King David Ike Elechi, Knats are not the easiest band to pin down to a single genre. So they created their own: “Geordie Jazz," or as they sometimes call it, “Geordie Noir." Drawing on their Tyneside roots (a “Geordie" being a person from the ...
Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements: Conversations of Hope
by Neil Duggan
Copenhagen-born, London-based bassist Jasper Hoiby has always followed a distinctive musical path. Conversations Of Hope marks the third release in his 3Elements trio project, an evolving series that focuses on his work as a composer and bandleader. For each album, Høiby assembles a new trio lineup, allowing fresh perspectives and interplay to shape the music.
Marilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin: Memento
by Neil Duggan
US pianist Marilyn Crispell and Swedish bassist Anders Jormin filter their decades of musical experience and improvisational instinct into Memento, their debut duo recording. Combining original compositions with four freely created pieces, the album focuses on the universal themes of memory and loss. Crispell, recently honored with a 2025 National Endowment for the Arts ...
Five-Way Split: Modus Operandi
by Neil Duggan
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 ...
Sarah L King: The Light Ahead
by Neil Duggan
Sarah L. King follows up her assured debut album, Fire Horse (ECN Music, 2024), with The Light Ahead. She maintains the format of the first album, mixing cover versions with eight of her own compositions. There is a clear shift in the tone of this release, with the focus being far more optimistic and celebratory. “I ...
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