By James Read, UK Vibe Turkish American composer, pianist and vocalist Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s new release, An Elegant Ritual, weaves together several distinct musical threads in an East meets West take on the jazz trio format. Read more here.
By Mike Gates, UK VIBE What happens when three of the world’s most accomplished jazz musicians get together for a new trio project? Fireworks! … and an innovative, exhilarating debut album. Read this review here.
By Imran Mirza, UK Vibe With much of the music on R.E.A.C.H being born of improvisation, proceedings are kicked off with arguably the most fascinating piece on the whole album. Read the full album review here.
By Mike Gates, UK VIBE Making her debut for Outside In Music, Japanese violinist, composer, producer and arranger Tomoko Omura presents us with six compositions on this, her fourth album as leader. Read this review here.
By Damian Wilkes, UK VIBE ‘Happy Synapse’ is the sophomore album from St. Petersburg native and drummer Sasha Mashin, but here with a different group to his bandleader debut ‘Outsidethebox’ (2018), which was also released on Russian based Rainy Days Records. Read the full review here.
By Imran Mirza, UKVIBE.ORG I’ve always had this, perhaps overly idealistic, perspective that albums are very much like diary entries or snapshots of where that artist is in their lives, both musically and personally. For someone who has created a piece of art, to look back at it five or ten years later brings up … Read More
By Imran Mirza, UK Vibe Thana Alexa delivers her long-awaited sophomore album ‘ONA’ which follows up on her 2014 debut record, ‘Ode to Heroes’, which featured Donny McCaslin and Antonio Sanchez amongst others. As evident through the album’s title itself, ‘ONA’ (a nod to her Croatian heritage with the word translating to ‘She’), the album seeks to celebrate … Read More
by Ian Ward, UK Vibe It’s always a pleasure to hear Matt Ulery’s and Greg Ward’s unique, innovative takes on jazz. “Delicate Charms” is bass player/composer Ulery’s 9th (!) album as bandleader and it brings him together with Ward (alto sax) plus old mates Zach Broch (violin), Rob Clearfield (piano) and Quin Kirchner (drums). A … Read More
by Imran Mirza, UK Vibe Santiago Bosch releases his sophomore album ‘Galactic Warrior’ which serves as a marked return to the forefront for the multi-faceted pianist. Following eight years since Bosch’s well-received debut release ‘Guaro Report’, the native of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, who boasts the distinction of being a Berklee graduate and son of saxophonist Jaime … Read More
Nathalie Freson, UK Vibe For his new release, Embracing Wild, Daniel Meron is hitting hard. Though I have been occasionally following the Israeli-born pianist, this is the first album of his that I listen to and I am utterly enchanted. Teaming up with an international palette of excellent musicians, Pablo Menares on bass, Felix Lecaros on … Read More
