(Ronin Rhythm)
The composer’s first unaccompanied album turns extended harp technique into music of intimacy, restraint and conviction – inspired by the women who shaped her world
When the London jazz …
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Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ⊕
(Babel Label)
The 80s sax star leads an A-list quartet, plus a shared trumpet role for Laura Jurd and Ballamy’s son Charlie
Opening 2026’s jazz reviews with a story from the mid-1980s might be risking …
4 months ago
Sebastian Rochford: Finding Ways review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ⊕
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Rochford showcases his signature alchemic touch, featuring seven electric guitarists in a fusion of improv, reggae and romantic pop
When Aberdeen-raised drummer and composer Sebastian Rochfor…
5 months ago
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Oh Snap review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ○
(Nonesuch)
From breezy swing to scampering synths, folksy harmonies to stark wails of the soul, Salvant’s crystalline vocals shine across her ingenious experiments
When the US-raised French-Haitian sin…
Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian music legend known as ‘the Sorcerer’, dies aged 89 ○
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Pascoal recorded with stars including Miles Davis, who reportedly called him ‘the most impressive musician in the world’
John Fordham picks his favourite Hermeto Pascoal moments
The Brazilian musician …
6 months ago
Linda May Han Oh: Strange Heavens review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ○
(Biophilia Records)
Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey join the bassist-composer on originals featuring top-end squeals, bass flurries and a guilelessly delicate highlight
The power of three has had …
7 months ago
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ○
(Burning Ambulance)
The free-collective energy of one of Braxton’s most intuitive groups jostles and enchants as a mirror of life’s rhythms
Sometime in the 1980s, Anthony Braxton left this 3am announce…
8 months ago
Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ○
(Blue Note)
The US saxophonist pulls back the vocals of his last record to present a new ensemble and all-original repertoire, resulting in an ideal balance of ingenuity and rapport
Joshua Redman has b…
9 months ago
Sun-Mi Hong: Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ○
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Ideas of migration and self-discovery inspire the latest album from Hong and her imaginative band, entwined with harmonies and delicate effects
Drummer/composer Sun-Mi Hong didn’t get to wher…
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