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Big Bad Wolf: Pond Life
by Friedrich Kunzmann
2017 introduced a fresh and important voice to the Jazz-Guitar World. 23-year-old London-based rising star Rob Luft released his highly acclaimed debut record Riser on Edition Records in July and further embellished that unquestionable success with the publishing of the object of this review the same month. Not only due to much attention concerning the above ...
Rob Luft: Riser
by Roger Farbey
London-based guitarist Rob Luft, an alumnus of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, reveals on tracks like the opener “Night Songs" a lightness and deftness of touch. There's also a trace of highlife West African influence too. But notably, Luft veers away from the more well-worn modern jazz guitar style, steadfastly avoiding the usual plethora of blues ...
Martin Speake: The Thinking Fan's Saxophonist
by Duncan Heining
British alto saxophonist, Martin Speake, is one of the most adventurous and articulate musicians in a music peppered with creative artists. That he is not a household name--even within the proscribed and marginalised world of jazz--says more about the times than it does about Speake or his single-minded approach to his art. Speake combines ...
