Best jazz albums of 2021 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
WEBFor our best jazz albums of 2020 click here 2021 felt like a fight for survival. Artists, venues, festivals and labels had to make some tough decisions. The team here were swamped with new music. It made the year a beautiful one for creativity and our busiest listening year ever. So there’s no round-up this … Continue reading Best jazz albums of 2021 →
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WEBLP/CD (Stunt) 4/5. Where Do You Go is Swedish drummer Cornelia Nilsson’s debut record as a leader. The album consists of an eclectic mix of ten trio pieces featuring treatments of compositions by Bud Powell, Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk and Krzysztof Komeda along with a couple of standards and her own compositions.
Antonio Dayyani ‘Trop Op’ LP/CD (April) 4/5 - ukvibe
WEB1 day ago · Danish drummer Antonio Dayyani marks the release of his sophomore album release by aligning with the esteemed April Records to unveil ‘Trop Op’. Translating to “step up”, ‘Trop Op’ is an album that expresses its ideals towards the notion of communities, whether they be within small social circles or larger scale groups representative of where … Continue reading Antonio Dayyani ...
TEAM VIBE: Best of 2022 – Mike Gates - ukvibe.org
WEBDec 27, 2022 · 2022 has undoubtedly been a difficult, challenging year for many. But when it comes to music, it’s been a particularly good one. To be honest, it was difficult to keep the list down to 20 this year. So many incredible albums, so much wonderful music to discover, from all points of the compass. To me, … Continue reading TEAM …
Emmet Cohen ‘Vibe Provider’ LP/CD (Mack Avenue) 4/5
WEB3 days ago · Emmet Cohen’s most recent album, Vibe Provider, released on Mack Avenue, is so enjoyable you’ll probably find yourself listening to it on a loop. With a dozen albums to his name, Emmett Cohen is hardly a newbie on the jazz scene, having received many positive feedback, reviews and mentions in the press. Known as a … Continue reading Emmet Cohen ‘Vibe Provider’ LP/CD (Mack Avenue) 4/5 →
Best jazz albums of 2020 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
WEBJan 10, 2020 · Of the 47 albums received at the very start of the year, Nick Walters ‘Active Imagination’, Alex Jønsson ‘Heathland’, Andrew Canniere ‘Ghost Days’, Jonah Parzen-Johnson ‘Imagine Giving Up’, Muhammad Dawjee ‘Otherness’ and Nick Walters ‘Active Imagination’ were to be some of the most memorable. And although we had ...
Best jazz albums of 2018 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
WEBDec 31, 2018 · To read our full year-end round up jump HERE 1. Muriel Grossmann – Golden Rule (RR GEMS) Review here 2. Ayanda Sikade – Movements (Self-released) Review here 3. Jamie Saft Quartet – Blue Dream (RareNoise) Review here 4. Sinsuke Fujieda – Hyper Harmony (SoFa) 5. Web Web – Dance of the Demons (Compost) Review here … Continue reading Best jazz albums of 2018 →
Claire Martin ‘Almost in Your Arms’ LP/CD (Stunt) 5/5
WEB6 days ago · Vocalist Claire Martin grew up surrounded by music. Her parents were jazz lovers. Her inspiration to study music came via the Ella Fitzgerald Song Book series of albums. Her professional career began at the age of 19 employed as a singer in a band at London’s Savoy Hotel. She formed her own jazz quartet at … Continue reading Claire Martin ‘Almost in Your Arms’ LP/CD (Stunt) 5/5 →
Kyle Shepherd (2021) - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
WEBHaving recently completed scores for two movies, ‘Barakat’ and ‘Swirl: A Letter to Hair on the Cape Flats’, award-winning South African composer Kyle Shepherd has now delivered his seventh album and first solo work, ‘After the Night, the Day Will Surely Come’, released for the Matsuli Music label. Having now absorbed the album in its … Continue reading Kyle Shepherd (2021) →
No. 23: Touchstones - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
WEBIn keeping with the spirit of the ECM Records’ “Touchstones” releases, it has been a pleasure to put together an ECM playlist, featuring some of my own personal favourites from the last 50 years. Some, but not all of the tunes I’ve chosen, are featured on the “Touchstones” reissues. I hope they bring back fond … Continue reading No. 23: Touchstones →