Snazzback - Ruins Everything (Album Review)
Snazzback Ruins Everything Worm Discs 19 May 2023 Album Rating: 5/5 Live Potential: 5/5 Diversity in Songs: 5/5 Favourite Songs: Laoshu,...
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Robbie McGrail
May 8, 20233 min read
Phillip Dornbusch's Projektor - Re/construct (Album Review)
Philip Dornbusch's Projektor Re/construct BERTHOLD Records 14 April 2023 Album Rating: 4/5 Live Potential: 4/5 Diversity in Songs: 5/5...
Robbie McGrail
Mar 8, 20233 min read
New Sector Movements - These Times (EP Review)
New Sector Movements These Times First Word Records 24 February 2023 Album Rating: 5/5 Live Potential: 5/5 Diversity in Songs: 4/5...
Ben Lee
Feb 19, 20237 min read
Gayance - Mascarade (Interview Feature)
Gayance releases her debut album 'Mascarade' on 3 March 2023 on Rhythm Section International - a gorgeous flow of dancefloor groovers...
Robbie McGrail
Nov 20, 20223 min read
BTTRFLY Quintet - Coast (Album Review)
BTTRFLY Quintet Coast Mocean Records 4 November 2022 Album Rating: 4/5 Live Potential: 5/5 Diversity in Songs: 4/5 Favourite Songs:...
Ben Lee
Oct 10, 20225 min read
We Out Here Festival 2022 - Review
Words by Ben Lee, with contributions from Ally J Steel With its third edition, We Out Here Festival returned in 2022 and brought an...
Ben Lee
Oct 7, 20222 min read
PREMIERE: Robohands - Giallo
London-based composer/instrumentalist Andy Baxter, aka Robohands, returns with an experimental track coming from an EP to be released on...
Ben Lee
Jul 22, 20227 min read
Jasmine Myra - Horizons (Interview Feature)
Ben chats to Leeds saxophonist, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra, who released her debut album 'Horizons' on Manchester label...
Ben Lee
Jun 21, 20222 min read
George Bloomfield - Goodnight (Video Review)
Indie-jazz guitarist and composer George Bloomfield releases a stunning stop motion music video for his new single 'Goodnight'. The...
Ben Lee
Jun 14, 202210 min read
TC & The Groove Family - First Home (Interview Feature & Live Review)
Ben chats to Leeds 10-piece TC & The Groove Family, who released their debut album 'First Home' on Bristol label Worm Discs last week....
Robbie McGrail
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Paxton/Spangler Septet - Ugqozi (Album Review)
Paxton/Spangler Septet Ugqozi Eastlawn Records 27 May 2022 Album Rating 4/5 Solo Performances 5/5 Diversity in Songs 3.5/5 Following in...
Ben Lee
Feb 18, 202211 min read
Yaatri - Lucid (Feature Interview)
Ben chats to Indian/American guitarist and composer Liam Narain DeTar, who leads the Leeds-based quintet Yaatri. They release their debut...
Ally J Steel
Jan 9, 20229 min read
Best Albums of 2021
2021 was another incredible year for the music and jazz scene. Before we dive headfirst into what 2022 has on offer, the Jazz Revelations...
Ben Lee
Dec 22, 20217 min read
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Prayer For Peace (Ziggy Zeitgeist Feature Interview)
Ben chats to drummer, producer & DJ Ziggy Zeitgeist, who leads the collective Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange (Z*F*E*X) from their...
Ben Lee
Dec 9, 20213 min read
Secret Night Gang LIVE Review (Brudenell Social Club, Leeds)
With a full band of 11 musicians and singers squished onto the stage at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, Manchester's Secret Night Gang...
Ally J Steel
Dec 2, 20215 min read
EFG London Jazz Festival 2021: Review Roundup
After a spectacular return to live performances, following 2020's digital hiatus, Ally reflects on a wonderful set of performances from...
Ben Lee
Nov 16, 20212 min read
PREMIERE: Yaatri - Where Did I Go
Leeds quintet Yaatri release their third single 'Where Did I Go' from their upcoming debut album 'Lucid'. The single unravels from the...
Ben Lee
Nov 15, 20216 min read
Go Dugong - 'Meridies' (Track by Track Feature Interview)
Italian producer, DJ, musician and cosmic traveller, Giulio Fonseca aka Gu Dugong, releases his latest LP 'Meridies' on Hyperjazz...
Ben Lee
Oct 27, 20219 min read
Vels Trio - 'Celestial Greens' (Feature Interview)
Super jazz-prog-experimental group Vels Trio release their long awaited debut album 'Celestial Greens' on 29 October via Peckham label...
Robbie McGrail
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Kinkajous - Being Waves (Album Review)
Kinkajous Being Waves Running Circle 17 September 2021 Album Rating 4/5 Solo Performances 4.5/5 Diversity in Songs 3.5/5 Favourite Songs...
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