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John Fordham

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4 months ago

(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 …

5 months ago

(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 …

8 months ago

(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…

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 …

10 months ago

(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…

11 months ago

(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…

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