Ubuntu

This eight-track album, commissioned by Ubuntu label boss Martin Hummel and recorded at the Jazz Café in London in May 2021, deftly captures the essence of both acts – the falsetto-to-baritone... — Jazzwise, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

By and large, I’m not a big fan of Latin jazz, but TRYPL may well have converted me with this self-titled debut CD…Tight ensembles, driving rhythms and exuberant gripping solos with a dash of... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2020 More…

As its title implies, this is Price looking afresh at compositions by his hero Wes Montgomery, and re-casting them in ways that he feels Wes might well have considered. Or welcomed. Add to that,... — Jazzwise, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The new release from Japanese pianist Yoko Miwa has an appealing lockdown title. Who couldn’t do with a little joy right about now? And this 11-cut disc certainly delivers on its titular promise. — Jazzwise, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

One doesn’t want to over-praise so young a band on their debut, but Ubuntu continue to build a strong roster of artists who indeed are the new bands of tomorrow. — Jazzwise, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Jaswon has created music on themes of the environment and Brexit after reading Silent Sea, a poetry collection collated by Jackie Kay, Scotland’s makar...The prosaic title for the pieces that... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The range and quality of this debut would be remarkable even if it hadn’t all been laid down in a single day, but that detail confirms James Kitchman’s aplomb as composer and bandleader, not... — Jazzwise, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The double bassist associated with respected indie strum-rockers Turin Brakes convenes a superb band featuring a veteran Britjazz drummer who doubles as a priest and an award-winning young tenor... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021 More…

In its maturity of approach and deftness of execution, Home is a significant achievement by any standards. — Jazzwise, June 2023 More…